ABSTRACT Compulsory acquisition of land is contested bitterly by affected landowners for various reasons including fairness in the compensation that is offered to landowners and fairness in the process that is followed in land acquisition by acquiring authorities. While there is a volume of research that has focussed on compensation, there is a paucity of literature analysing fairness in the process of land acquisition. This paper examines fairness in land acquisition using the case of Scotland, which is currently in the process of reforming laws and policies governing the compulsory acquisition of land. A primary survey was undertaken with stakeholders involved in a road project and information was analysed using ‘qualitative content analysis’. This research identifies the gaps in the existing process of compulsory acquisition using the theoretical lens of ‘procedural justice’ with a strong focus on the social psychology dimension and argues for the incorporation of basic principles of ‘procedural justice’. Fifteen major procedural gaps were identified, which include weak decision-making power of the members of the public in the identification and design of public projects; inadequate representation of objectors due to the high personal cost associated with representation in a public inquiry; time delays; information asymmetries and inefficient grievance management.

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从程序公平的角度分析强制征地的过程：来自苏格兰的证据

摘要出于各种原因，受影响的土地所有者对强制性土地的收购提出了激烈的争执，其中包括向土地所有者提供补偿的公平性以及在收购方进行土地收购过程中的公平性。尽管有大量的研究集中在补偿方面，但很少有文献分析征地过程中的公平性。本文以苏格兰为例，研究了土地征收的公平性。苏格兰目前正在改革有关强制征地的法律和政策。与参与道路项目的利益相关者进行了初步调查，并使用“定性内容分析”对信息进行了分析。这项研究使用“程序正义”的理论视角来确定现有强制性获取过程中的差距，并着重关注社会心理学维度，并主张将“程序正义”的基本原理纳入其中。确定了十五项程序上的重大空白，其中包括公众成员在确定和设计公共项目中的决策能力较弱；由于在公开询问中与代表人有关的高昂个人费用，反对者的代表人人数不足；时间延迟；信息不对称和申诉管理效率低下。其中包括公众成员在确定和设计公共项目中的决策力较弱；由于在公开调查中与代表人有关的高昂个人成本，反对者的代表不足；时间延迟；信息不对称和申诉管理效率低下。其中包括公众成员在确定和设计公共项目中的决策力较弱；由于在公开询问中与代表人有关的高昂个人费用，反对者的代表人人数不足；时间延迟；信息不对称和申诉管理效率低下。