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Migration and Environmental Hazards.

Lori M Hunter¹

¹Institute of Behavioral Science, Program on Environment and Behavior, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado at Boulder.

Population and Environment

|September 3, 2011

Summary

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Environmental hazards, including natural and technological disasters, increasingly drive migration. This review shows migration decisions are shaped by hazard type, location, and household vulnerability, with risk perception playing a key role.

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Sociology
Geography
Disaster Studies

Background:

Increasing global losses from natural and technological hazards necessitate understanding population responses.
Migration is a significant adaptive strategy to environmental hazard impacts.
Existing research on migration and environmental hazards requires synthesis.

Purpose of the Study:

To review and synthesize existing research on the association between migration and environmental hazards.
To examine how this association varies across different regional contexts, hazard types, and household characteristics.
To explore the role of risk perception in mediating environmental hazard-induced migration.

Main Methods:

Systematic literature review of studies examining migration in response to environmental hazards.
Analysis of case studies from both developed and developing regions.
Integration of classic migration theories to frame the review.

Main Results:

The relationship between environmental hazards and migration is context-dependent, varying by setting, hazard type, and household demographics.
Environmental factors significantly influence migration decisions, especially for vulnerable populations.
Risk perception is identified as a crucial mediating factor in environmental hazard-driven migration.

Conclusions:

Environmental hazards are increasingly recognized as drivers of human migration.
Understanding the nuances of hazard-migration associations is critical for policy and adaptation strategies.
Further research integrating migration theory with empirical evidence on environmental risks is warranted.