Routledge Handbook of Environmental Displacement and Migration / Edition 1

by Robert McLeman, François Gemenne

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367521509
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/30/2020
Series:	Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

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.

François Gemenne is Director of the Hugo Observatory at the University of Liège, 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.

Table of Contents

Foreword Robert McLeman Francois Gemenne ix

Foreword Mary Robinson xi

Acknowledgements xiii

List of figures xiv

List of tables xv

List of boxes xvi

List of contributors xvii

Part I Existing knowledge, theories and methods 1

1 Environmental migration research: evolution and current state of the science Robert McLeman Francois Gemenne 3

2 Theories of voluntary and forced migration Etienne Piguet 17

3 Mobility, displacement and migration, and their interactions with vulnerability and adaptation to environmental risks W. Neil Adger Ricardo Safra de Campos Colette Mortreux 29

4 Environmental change and international migration: a review Luisa Veronis Bonnie Boyd Reiko Obokata Brittany Main 42

5 Immobility Caroline Zickgraf 71

6 Geospatial modeling and mapping Alex de Sherbinin Ling Bai 85

7 Modeling migration and population displacement in response to environmental and climate change: multilevel event history models Jack DeWaard Raphael J. Nawrotzki 92

8 Estimating the population impacts of sea level rise Katherine J. Curtis Rachel S. Bergmans 106

9 Qualitative research techniques: it's a case-studies world Francois Gemenne 117

10 Incorporating Indigenous knowledge in research Tristan Pearce 125

11 Gender, migration and (global) environmental change Giovanna Gioli Andrea Milan 135

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 D. Smith 151

Part II Empirical evidence from regions 161

13 Environmental change and migration: a review of West African case studies Victoria van der Land Clemens Romankiewicz Kees van der Geest 163

14 Burkina Faso: the adaptation-migration policy nexus in a drying climate Nakia Pearson 178

15 Fleeing from arid lands: pastoralism in the context of climate change Julia Blocher 188

16 Climate and risk of migration in South Africa Rachel Licker Marina Mastrorillo 205

17 Deforestation, drought and environmental migration in Brazil: an overview Erika Pires Ramos Lilian Yatnamoto 216

18 Internal migration in Bangladesh: a comparative analysis of coastal, environmentally challenged, and other districts Bimal Kanti Paul Avantika Ramekar 225

19 Environmental stressors and population mobility in China: causes, approaches and consequences Yan Tan 238

20 Environmental migration in Mexico Daniel H. Simon 257

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 270

22 Population displacements and migration patterns in response to Hurricane Katrina Elizabeth Fussell 277

23 A community-based model for resettlement: lessons from coastal Louisiana Julie K. Maldonado Kristina Peterson 289

24 Social and cultural dimensions of environment-related mobility and planned relocations in the South Pacific Dalila Gharbaoui 300

Part III Legal and policy considerations 321

25 Definitions and concepts Benoît Mayer 323

26 Human rights, environmental displacement and migration Dug Cubie 329

27 Climate, migration and displacement: exploring the politics of preventative action Craig A. Johnson 342

28 Environmental migration and international political security: rhetoric, reality and questions Stern Mwakalimi Kita Clionadh Raleigh 356

29 Green grabbing-induced displacement Sara Vigil 370

30 Climate-induced community relocations: institutional challenges and human rights protections Robin Bronen 388

31 UNHCR's perspectives and activities on displacement in the context of climate change Marine Franck 403

32 Environmental change and human mobility: perspectives from the World Bank Susan F. Martin Jonas Bergmann Hanspeter Wyss Kanta Kumari Rigaud 408

33 Human mobility in the Anthropocene: perspectives from UN Environment Oli Brown Brian Wittbold 415

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 The Platform on Disaster Displacement 421

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 426

36 Where do we go from here? Reflections on the future of environmental migration and displacement research Lori M. Hunter 430

Index 437

Editorial Reviews

"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 Kälin, 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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