NOTES ON THE POSSIBILITY AND THE JUSTIFICATIONS  POPULATION RESETTLEMENT PROJECTS IN LIBYA

Abstract

In this theoritical paper, an attempt has been made to answer two 
er questions : 1) Is it possible to resettle those Libyans who are living in
small groups scattered in the Libyan desert ? 2) And, what are the
justifications, if any, of population resettlement projects ? 
The writer sees that it is possible to develop a number of popula tion
centers. Libyans living in scattered oasis are to be moved into such
centers. However, it is suggested that socio-economic research should be
carried on among the small communities for whom the population centers
are going to be developed. Such research should focus on providing
planners with an adequate picture of the major social and economic
characteristics of these small communities. Because, it is very important
that planners know in advance the age and sex distributions of individuals
of these communities, their skills, mojor values, habits, customs, attitudes,
and even their level of aspira tions. In other words, planners should be
aware of the dominant sub cultures and social structures in order to be
able to draw plans of practicle and suitable population resettlement
projects.