What is it about?
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 the 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 then 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.
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Why is it important?
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.
Perspectives
The paper points to the aggregating nature of vulnerability, as efforts at adaptation continued to be shaped by the interaction of social, economic, and geographical factors.
Dr Remus Cretan
west university of Timisoara
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This page is a summary of: "Legacies of Displacement from the Iron Gates Hydroelectric Project ", Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning, December 2023, Babes-Bolyai University,
DOI: 10.24193/jssp.2023.2.02.
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