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World Bank Document World Bank-financed Project Public Disclosure Authorized Gansu Revitalization and Innovation Project Social Assessment Report Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Gansu Project Management Office Public Disclosure Authorized April 2019 Contents 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 BACKGROUND....................................................................................................................................... 2 1.2 SA TASKS ............................................................................................................................................. 3 1.3 SA METHODS ........................................................................................................................................ 3 1.3.1 Organizational interview and literature collection ............................................................................. 3 1.3.2 FGD ................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.3.3 Key informant interview ..................................................................................................................... 5 1.3.4 Questionnaire survey ........................................................................................................................ 6 1.3.5 Field investigation ............................................................................................................................. 7 1.4 KEY CONCERNS OF SA .......................................................................................................................... 8 2. Project Overview................................................................................................................... 9 2.1 DEFINITION OF PROJECT AREA ............................................................................................................... 9 2.2 LOCAL SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE ......................................................................................................... 10 2.2.1 Geographic location .................................................................................................................. 10 2.2.2 Economic status ......................................................................................................................... 11 2.2.3 Population .................................................................................................................................. 11 2.2.4 Minority population .......................................................................................................................... 12 2.2.5 Current situation of local reserves, cultural relics and infrastructure .............................................. 15 2.2.6 Baseline socioeconomic data ......................................................................................................... 23 2.2.7 Local organizations and IAs ............................................................................................................ 25 2.2.8 List of social sensitive sites ............................................................................................................. 26 3. Public Participation Process .............................................................................................27 3.1 STAKEHOLDER IDENTIFICATION .................................................................................................................. 27 3.1.1 Primary stakeholders ...................................................................................................................... 27 3.1.2 Secondary stakeholders ................................................................................................................. 29 3.2 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS ............................................................................................................... 29 3.2.1 Project information disclosure ......................................................................................................... 29 3.2.2 Field investigation ........................................................................................................................... 30 3.2.3 FGD ................................................................................................................................................. 30 3.2.4 Key informant interview ................................................................................................................... 31 3.2.5 Questionnaire survey ...................................................................................................................... 31 3.3 STAKEHOLDER DEMAND ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................. 33 3.3.1 Needs for the Project ...................................................................................................................... 33 3.3.2 Strong demand of local residents for small amount loans .............................................................. 35 3.3.3 High activity and willingness of low income population for the Project ........................................... 36 3.3.4 Strong participation willingness of women ...................................................................................... 37 3.3.5 Improved awareness of the Project among local officials and residents ........................................ 37 3.3.6 High support level of local residents for the Project ........................................................................ 37 4. Social Impact Analysis .......................................................................................................39 4.1 POSITIVE IMPACTS .................................................................................................................................... 39 4.1.1 Promoting local economic development and creating more jobs ................................................... 39 4.1.2 Improving infrastructure and living quality ...................................................................................... 39 4.1.3 Tapping local cultural tourism resources to promote poverty reduction .......................................... 40 4.1.4 Improving residents’ awareness of cultural heritage protection ...................................................... 41 4.1.5 Improving women’s participation in social labor and family status ................................................. 42 4.1.6 Changing farmers’ mind to promote urban-rural interaction and integration .................................. 42 4.1.7 Promoting cultural inheritance and innovation ................................................................................ 43 4.1.8 Protecting the ecological environment to promote human-nature harmony ................................... 43 4.2 NEGATIVE IMPACTS ................................................................................................................................... 43 4.2.1 Potential LA and HD impacts .......................................................................................................... 43 4.2.2 Potential increase of living costs and disintegration of social networks ......................................... 46 4.2.3 Potential traffic safety risks due to road construction or broadening .............................................. 46 4.2.4 Potential increase of the mental pressure and affordability of borrowers ....................................... 47 4.2.5 Potential impacts of external labor influx during construction ......................................................... 47 4.2.6 Potential natural and social impacts of construction ....................................................................... 48 5. Current Situation of Local Cultural and Intangible Heritage Inheritance, Protection and Utilization ..................................................................................................................................................53 5.1 CURRENT SITUATION OF LOCAL CULTURAL HERITAGE INHERITANCE, PROTECTION AND UTILIZATION ........... 53 5.1.1 Varying levels of willingness for cultural heritage protection among local residents ...................... 53 5.1.2 Differences in cultural heritage protection and utilization among local residents ........................... 53 5.1.3 Difficulties in cultural heritage protection and utilization ................................................................. 54 5.1.4 Perception conflicts in cultural heritage protection and utilization among residents ....................... 55 II 5.2 CURRENT SITUATION OF LOCAL INTANGIBLE HERITAGE INHERITANCE, PROTECTION AND UTILIZATION ......... 55 5.2.1 Existing local intangible heritage ..................................................................................................... 55 5.2.2 Difficulties in intangible heritage inheritance ................................................................................... 56 5.2.3 Suggestions on intangible heritage development and utilization .................................................... 57 6. Poverty Analysis .................................................................................................................58 6.1 CURRENT SITUATION OF POVERTY .......................................................................................................
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