"Legacies of Displacement from the Iron Gates Hydroelectric Project "

IF 0.7 Q3 GEOGRAPHY

Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning Pub Date : 2023-12-19 DOI:10.24193/jssp.2023.2.02

Remus Crețan, Thomas O’Brien, Claudia Ionela VĂRAN ŢENCHE, Fabian Timofte

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Abstract

Construction of the Iron Gates I hydroelectric project on the Danube River between 1966-1972 was the result of collaboration between Romania and Yugoslavia. The scale of the project resulted in the permanent displacement and relocation of several communities along the river. The aim of article is to consider how vulnerability among the displaced communities manifested and the lasting effects this has had on efforts to adapt to life in new locations. The article draws on archival research to examine the contemporaneous processes and decision-making around the construction. It presents the results of a survey of displaced residents conducted more than 40 years after relocation to identify how displacement was experienced, as well as its lasting effects. The results suggest that the different forms of vulnerability within the community that hampered adaptation continued to shape the community long after the displacement event. They also point to the aggregating nature of vulnerability, as efforts at adaptation continued to be shaped by the interaction of social, economic, and geographical factors.

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"铁闸水电项目造成的流离失所的遗留问题"

1966-1972 年间在多瑙河上修建的铁闸一号水电工程是罗马尼亚和南斯拉夫合作的成果。工程规模之大导致沿河几个社区永久性流离失所和搬迁。本文旨在探讨流离失所社区的脆弱性是如何表现出来的，以及这种脆弱性对适应新地点生活的努力所产生的持久影响。文章利用档案研究来考察当时的建设过程和决策。文章介绍了在搬迁 40 多年后对搬迁居民进行调查的结果，以确定他们是如何经历搬迁的，以及搬迁的持久影响。调查结果表明，社区内不同形式的脆弱性阻碍了社区的适应，在迁移事件发生后的很长一段时间内，这些脆弱性仍在影响着社区。他们还指出了脆弱性的综合性质，因为适应工作继续受到社会、经济和地理因素相互作用的影响。

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Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning GEOGRAPHY-

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期刊介绍： Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning (JSSP) is a biannual, peer-reviewed, open access journal, edited by the Centre for Research on Settlements and Urbanism, Faculty of Geography, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA. For the unrestricted access to potential subscribers all over the world the journal is published in English language and can be accessed electronically. The Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning addresses mainly to geographers, young researchers and also to other specialists in adjacent fields of research that focus their attention on aspects related to settlements and spatial planning. On the other hand, it strongly encourages representatives of the public administration, who are responsible with the practical implementation of planning projects, to bring their contribution to the scientific field. Our journal seeks to publish original theoretical and applied research studies on a large range of subjects addressed to urban and rural settlements and spatial planning, as well as precise issues related to both of them. We welcome scholars to bring their contribution (original articles in basic and applied research, case studies) and increase interdisciplinary research on settlements and their spatial impact.