Land Acquisition Governance and Its Implications for Renewable Energy Development in Indonesia and the Philippines

Sean F. Kennedy; Faizaan Qayyum

doi:10.1177/0739456X221147859

Land Acquisition Governance and Its Implications for Renewable Energy Development in Indonesia and the Philippines

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This article examines the role of multilateral social and environmental safeguards in land acquisition for renewable energy (RE) development in Southeast Asia. We assessed the development of two large-scale wind projects in Indonesia and the Philippines through a qualitative comparative case study analysis. We find that the influence of safeguards is the product of two factors: the timing of multilateral funds in project development and the relative ease through which developers can acquire land through non-safeguard-compliant pathways. Our findings highlight the continued importance of land use policy and planning in mediating the social and environmental impacts of RE infrastructure.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2056-2067
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Planning Education and Research
Volume	44
Issue number	4
Early online date	Feb 7 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X221147859
State	Published - Dec 2024

Keywords

Indonesia
Just TRANSITION
Philippines
energy
environment
international planning and development
land use

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Geography, Planning and Development
Development
Urban Studies

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