Routledge Handbook of Environmental Displacement and Migration
1st Edition
Published on 19. March 2018
Book
Hardback
464 pages
978-1-138-19446-5 (ISBN)
Description
The last twenty years have seen a rapid increase in scholarly activity and publications dedicated to environmental migration and displacement, and the field has now reached a point in terms of profile, complexity, and sheer volume of reporting that a general review and assessment of existing knowledge and future research priorities is warranted. So far, such a product does not exist.
The Routledge Handbook of Environmental Displacement and Migration provides a state-of-the-science review of research on how environmental variability and change influence current and future global migration patterns and, in some instances, trigger large-scale population displacements. Drawing together contributions from leading researchers in the field, this compendium will become a go-to guide for established and newly interested scholars, for government and policymaking entities, and for students and their instructors. It explains theoretical, conceptual, and empirical developments that have been made in recent years; describes their origins and connections to broader topics including migration research, development studies, and international public policy and law; and highlights emerging areas where new and/or additional research and reflection are warranted.
The structure and the nature of the book allow the reader to quickly find a concise review relevant to conducting research or developing policy on particular topics, and to obtain a broad, reliable survey of what is presently known about the subject.
The Routledge Handbook of Environmental Displacement and Migration provides a state-of-the-science review of research on how environmental variability and change influence current and future global migration patterns and, in some instances, trigger large-scale population displacements. Drawing together contributions from leading researchers in the field, this compendium will become a go-to guide for established and newly interested scholars, for government and policymaking entities, and for students and their instructors. It explains theoretical, conceptual, and empirical developments that have been made in recent years; describes their origins and connections to broader topics including migration research, development studies, and international public policy and law; and highlights emerging areas where new and/or additional research and reflection are warranted.
The structure and the nature of the book allow the reader to quickly find a concise review relevant to conducting research or developing policy on particular topics, and to obtain a broad, reliable survey of what is presently known about the subject.
Reviews / Votes
"Environmental migration and displacement is a massive phenomenon, a new wicked universality whose political influence is felt everywhere. This book is important not only for those who document the pace and size of the phenomenon, but also for those in receiving countries who must learn how to cope with it." --Bruno Latour, sociologist and philosopher, France"This handbook allows us to anticipate impending disasters, such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami which was one of the first topics of discussion for my government, and the volume calls for rapid solutions. I am optimistic and I believe that we can save the planet, because the world has equipped itself with the knowledge and technology to do so. This is a most helpful guide for political parties who want to formulate responsible and vote winning polices. It's a blue print for NGOs interested in doing good. It's the definitive guide on the subject and a good read." -- Mohamed Nasheed, former President of the Maldives
"This Handbook is essential reading and a key teaching resource for everyone interested in an interdisciplinary approach to climate change and migration. McLeman and Gemenne succeed in bringing together a state of the art collection of articles that provide a comprehensive survey of current thinking, not only on the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of a quickly expanding field of research, but also on the available empirical evidence as well as current developments in the areas of law and policy." -- Walter Kaelin, Special Envoy of the Chairmanship of the Platform on Disaster Displacement
"This Handbook will be a resource to policy makers to identify the current state of the science on the impacts, responses and best practices relating to environmental migration and displacement." -- Mary Robinson, President, Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice, Ireland
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
11 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 23 s/w Abbildungen, 12 s/w Zeichnungen, 11 s/w Tabellen
11 Tables, black and white; 12 Line drawings, black and white; 11 Halftones, black and white; 23 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
974 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-19446-5 (9781138194465)
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E-Book
03/2018
1st Edition
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Available for download
Persons
Robert McLeman is a former foreign service officer specializing in migration management and is presently Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada.
Francois Gemenne is Director of the Hugo Observatory at the University of Liege, Belgium, the first research centre dedicated to the interactions between environmental change and human migration. A political scientist by training, he is also the executive director of the research programme Politics of the Earth at Sciences Po in Paris, where he is a lecturer in environmental politics.
Francois Gemenne is Director of the Hugo Observatory at the University of Liege, Belgium, the first research centre dedicated to the interactions between environmental change and human migration. A political scientist by training, he is also the executive director of the research programme Politics of the Earth at Sciences Po in Paris, where he is a lecturer in environmental politics.
Content
Front matter
Editors' foreword. Robert McLeman & Francois Gemenne
Foreword. Mary Robinson
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
List of tables
Chapters
Part I: Existing knowledge, theories and methods
1.Environmental migration research: evolution and current state of the science
Robert McLeman & Francois Gemenne
2. Theories of voluntary and forced migration
Etienne Piguet
3. Mobility, displacement and migration and their interactions with vulnerability and adaptation to environmental risks
W. Neil Adger, Ricardo Safra de Campos & Colette Mortreux
4. Environmental change and international migration: a review
Luisa Veronis, Bonnie Boyd, Reiko Obokata & Brittany Main
5. Immobility
Caroline Zickgraf
6. Geospatial modelling and mapping
Alex de Sherbinin & Ling Bai
7. Modeling migration and population displacement in response to environmental and climate change: Multilevel event history models
Jack DeWaard & Raphael J. Nawrotzki
8. Estimating the population impacts of sea level rise
Katherine J. Curtis & Rachel S. Bergmans
9. Qualitative research techniques: It's a case-studies world
Francois Gemenne
10. Incorporating indigenous knowledge in research
Tristan Pearce
11. Gender, migration, and (global) environmental change
Giovanna Gioli & Andrea Milan
12. Environmental migrants, climate 'refugees' and sun-seeking expats: Capturing the larger context of migration in a changing climate through appropriate and effective behavioural research Dominic Kniveton, Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson & Christopher Smith
Part II: Empirical evidence from regions
13. Environmental change and migration: A review of West African case studies
Victoria van der Land, Clemens Romankiewicz & Kees van der Geest
14. Burkina Faso: The adaptation-migration policy nexus in a drying climate
Nakia Pearson
15. Fleeing from arid lands: Pastoralism in the context of climate change
Julia Blocher
16. Climate and risk of migration in South Africa
Rachel Licker & Marina Mastrorillo
17. Deforestation, drought and environmental migration in Brazil: an overview
Erika Pires Ramos & Lilian Yamamoto
18. Internal migration in Bangladesh: A comparative analysis of coastal, environmentally challenged, and other districts
Bimal Kanti Paul & Avantika Ramekar
19. Environmental stressors and population mobility in China: Causes, approaches and consequences
Yan Tan
20. Environmental migration in Mexico
Daniel Simon
21. Transnational approaches to remittances, risk reduction and disaster relief: Evidence from post-Typhoon Haiyan experiences of Filipino immigrants in Canada
Reiko Obokata & Luisa Veronis
22. Population displacements and migration patterns in response to Hurricane Katrina
Elizabeth Fussell
23. A community-based model for resettlement: Lessons from coastal Louisiana
Julie K. Maldonado & Kristina Peterson
24. Social and cultural dimensions of environment-related mobility and planned relocations in the South Pacific
Dalila Gharbaoui
Part III: Legal and policy considerations
25. Definitions and concepts
Benoit Mayer
26. Human rights, environmental displacement and migration
Dug Cubie
27. Climate, migration and displacement: Exploring the politics of preventative action
Craig Johnson
28. Environmental migration and international political security: rhetoric, reality and questions
Stern Mwakalimi Kita & Clionadh Raleigh
29. Green grabbing-induced displacement
Sara Vigil
30. Climate-induced community relocations: Institutional challenges, human rights protections, and the example of Alaskan indigenous communities
Robin Bronen
31. UNHCR's perspectives on displacement in the context of climate change
Marine Franck
32. Environmental change and human mobility: Perspectives from the World Bank
Susan F. Martin, Jonas Bergmann, Hanspeter Wyss & Kanta Kumari
33. Environmental migration and the UN Environment Programme
Oli Brown & Brian Wittbold
34. Platform on Disaster Displacement, Follow-up to the Nansen Initiative: Addressing the protection needs of persons displaced across borders in the context of disasters and climate change. Platform on Disaster Displacement Secretariat
35. A moment of opportunity to define the global governance of environmental migration: Perspectives from the International Organization for Migration
Mariam Traore Chazalnoel & Dina Ionesco
36. Where do we go from here? Reflections on the future of environmental migration and displacement research
Lori Hunter
Index
Editors' foreword. Robert McLeman & Francois Gemenne
Foreword. Mary Robinson
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
List of tables
Chapters
Part I: Existing knowledge, theories and methods
1.Environmental migration research: evolution and current state of the science
Robert McLeman & Francois Gemenne
2. Theories of voluntary and forced migration
Etienne Piguet
3. Mobility, displacement and migration and their interactions with vulnerability and adaptation to environmental risks
W. Neil Adger, Ricardo Safra de Campos & Colette Mortreux
4. Environmental change and international migration: a review
Luisa Veronis, Bonnie Boyd, Reiko Obokata & Brittany Main
5. Immobility
Caroline Zickgraf
6. Geospatial modelling and mapping
Alex de Sherbinin & Ling Bai
7. Modeling migration and population displacement in response to environmental and climate change: Multilevel event history models
Jack DeWaard & Raphael J. Nawrotzki
8. Estimating the population impacts of sea level rise
Katherine J. Curtis & Rachel S. Bergmans
9. Qualitative research techniques: It's a case-studies world
Francois Gemenne
10. Incorporating indigenous knowledge in research
Tristan Pearce
11. Gender, migration, and (global) environmental change
Giovanna Gioli & Andrea Milan
12. Environmental migrants, climate 'refugees' and sun-seeking expats: Capturing the larger context of migration in a changing climate through appropriate and effective behavioural research Dominic Kniveton, Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson & Christopher Smith
Part II: Empirical evidence from regions
13. Environmental change and migration: A review of West African case studies
Victoria van der Land, Clemens Romankiewicz & Kees van der Geest
14. Burkina Faso: The adaptation-migration policy nexus in a drying climate
Nakia Pearson
15. Fleeing from arid lands: Pastoralism in the context of climate change
Julia Blocher
16. Climate and risk of migration in South Africa
Rachel Licker & Marina Mastrorillo
17. Deforestation, drought and environmental migration in Brazil: an overview
Erika Pires Ramos & Lilian Yamamoto
18. Internal migration in Bangladesh: A comparative analysis of coastal, environmentally challenged, and other districts
Bimal Kanti Paul & Avantika Ramekar
19. Environmental stressors and population mobility in China: Causes, approaches and consequences
Yan Tan
20. Environmental migration in Mexico
Daniel Simon
21. Transnational approaches to remittances, risk reduction and disaster relief: Evidence from post-Typhoon Haiyan experiences of Filipino immigrants in Canada
Reiko Obokata & Luisa Veronis
22. Population displacements and migration patterns in response to Hurricane Katrina
Elizabeth Fussell
23. A community-based model for resettlement: Lessons from coastal Louisiana
Julie K. Maldonado & Kristina Peterson
24. Social and cultural dimensions of environment-related mobility and planned relocations in the South Pacific
Dalila Gharbaoui
Part III: Legal and policy considerations
25. Definitions and concepts
Benoit Mayer
26. Human rights, environmental displacement and migration
Dug Cubie
27. Climate, migration and displacement: Exploring the politics of preventative action
Craig Johnson
28. Environmental migration and international political security: rhetoric, reality and questions
Stern Mwakalimi Kita & Clionadh Raleigh
29. Green grabbing-induced displacement
Sara Vigil
30. Climate-induced community relocations: Institutional challenges, human rights protections, and the example of Alaskan indigenous communities
Robin Bronen
31. UNHCR's perspectives on displacement in the context of climate change
Marine Franck
32. Environmental change and human mobility: Perspectives from the World Bank
Susan F. Martin, Jonas Bergmann, Hanspeter Wyss & Kanta Kumari
33. Environmental migration and the UN Environment Programme
Oli Brown & Brian Wittbold
34. Platform on Disaster Displacement, Follow-up to the Nansen Initiative: Addressing the protection needs of persons displaced across borders in the context of disasters and climate change. Platform on Disaster Displacement Secretariat
35. A moment of opportunity to define the global governance of environmental migration: Perspectives from the International Organization for Migration
Mariam Traore Chazalnoel & Dina Ionesco
36. Where do we go from here? Reflections on the future of environmental migration and displacement research
Lori Hunter
Index