BUILDING CRITERION AND ASSESSMENT METHOD ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN HYDROELECTRIC RESETTLEMENT AREAS

Abstract

The appearance of hydroelectric projects in Vietnam has made a large number of residents surrounding lake area move to a new place, called resettlement area. According to the guidelines and policies of the Party and the State was represented by the resolutions, decrees, decisions... have confirmed that the people's life in resettlement areas will be better or at least equal to the old place. To know how is the real life of the people, it must be assessed. However, most of assessments are only descriptive or crude or qualitative assessment, so the results have not convinced appropriate authorities. The criterion and quantitative assessment method will be a reliable means to serve the assessment on quality of life  in Hydroelectric resettlement or any resettlement area