Resettlement in the Three Gorges Project

The construction of the Three Gorges dam and corresponding relocation of people are among the socio-economic transformations that have profoundly influenced all aspects of urban and rural life in China. The resettlement issue associated with the Three Gorges project (TGP) has been regarded as a huge problem for China, involving 17 years of relocation of over 1.3 million people by 2009.