This project centers on the development of a publicly accessible digital counter-toolkit that provides strategic guidance for individuals and communities facing ambiguous or informal displacement. Often veiled by the language of economic development, site readiness, and regional planning, these processes, though not formally recognized as eminent domain, nonetheless result in the disruption of land-based communities, cultural practices, and local economies. The toolkit will distill legal, spatial, and organizational strategies into a structured guide that can be adapted across varied geographies in the United States, where similar patterns of speculative planning and infrastructural expansion are underway.
