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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.
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Chen, S., Boadi, E.B., Shi, G. et al. The Nexus Between Resettlement and Quality of Life of Mining-Induced Migrants in Ghana: A PLS–SEM Approach. Soc Indic Res 170, 223–244 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-023-03143-4
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