The Nexus Between Resettlement and Quality of Life of Mining-Induced Migrants in Ghana: A PLS–SEM Approach

Shaojun Chen, Emmanuel Bosompem Boadi (), Gouqing Shi, Ebenezer Impriam Amponsah, Regina Naa Amua Dodoo and Tinashe Mangudhla
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Shaojun Chen: Hohai University
Emmanuel Bosompem Boadi: Hohai University
Gouqing Shi: Hohai University
Ebenezer Impriam Amponsah: Hohai University
Regina Naa Amua Dodoo: Hohai University
Tinashe Mangudhla: University of Science and Technology of China

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2023, vol. 170, issue 1, No 12, 223-244

Abstract: Abstract Given the rapid development projects in developing economies in mining, urban renewal, dams, and transportation sector that require displacement and resettlement of people or communities, project-induced migrants have become a societal group that interests researchers and practitioners. Nevertheless, the nexus between resettlement housing quality and the quality of life of the project-induced migrants are relatively new. Using a recent survey in Ellembelle, Ghana, this paper examines such connections through Partial least squares path modeling. The results indicate the impact of the community environment is the highest predictor of the migrants’ quality of life, followed by assess to public facilities before the internal and external housing features. This reveals that the migrants place greater importance on the efficiency of infrastructural services, social relationship, accessibility and connectivity, open spaces for community gatherings and recreation, and their safety and security in the resettlement community than on their houses. The study has several practical and theoretical implications for migrants, local authorities, policymakers, and mining developers.

Keywords: Home resettlement; Quality of life; Mining-induced migrants; PLS–SEM; Ghana (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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