Focus on environmental risks and migration: causes and consequences

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Main author: Adger, W. Neil
Other authors: Arnell, Nigel W.
Black, Richard
Dercon, Stefan
Geddes, Andrew
Thomas, David
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institution SOAS, University of London
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language English
language_search English
description Environmental change poses risks to societies, including disrupting social and economic systems such as migration. At the same time, migration is an effective adaptation to environmental and other risks. We review novel science on interactions between migration, environmental risks and climate change. We highlight emergent findings, including how dominant flows of rural to urban migration mean that populations are exposed to new risks within destination areas and the requirement for urban sustainability. We highlight the issue of lack of mobility as a major issue limiting the effectiveness of migration as an adaptation strategy and leading to potentially trapped populations. The paper presents scenarios of future migration that show both displacement and trapped populations over the incoming decades. Papers in the special issue bring new insights from demography, human geography, political science and environmental science to this emerging field.
format Journal Article
author Adger, W. Neil
author_facet Adger, W. Neil
Arnell, Nigel W.
Black, Richard
Dercon, Stefan
Geddes, Andrew
Thomas, David
authorStr Adger, W. Neil
author_letter Adger, W. Neil
author2 Arnell, Nigel W.
Black, Richard
Dercon, Stefan
Geddes, Andrew
Thomas, David
author2Str Arnell, Nigel W.
Black, Richard
Dercon, Stefan
Geddes, Andrew
Thomas, David
title Focus on environmental risks and migration: causes and consequences
publisher IOP Publishing
publishDate 2015
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/22472/

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