Exploring the Relationship Between Social Inequality and Environmentally-Induced Migration: Evidence from Urban Household Surveys in Shanghai and Nanjing of China

Tan, Yan; Liu, Xuchun; Hugo, Graeme

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-25796-9_5

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“…Others may be tied to an area due to “anchoring factors” such as their reliance upon their land for food or financial investments in their home (Penning‐Rowsell et al, 2013). It is the economically and socially vulnerable that tend to experience the most severe effects from climate events, often because of preexisting inequalities in their place of residence (Tan et al, 2016). These inequalities may include reduced access to resources such as disaster compensation (Lelandais, 2016), reduced availability of social services such as education (Mezdour et al, 2016), and limited ability to participate in relevant policy‐making (Tan et al, 2016).…”

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Contributions of evolutionary anthropology to understanding climate‐induced human migration

Templon

Kirsch

Towner

2021

American J Hum Biol

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Humans are able to thrive in a multitude of ecological and social environments, including varied environments over an individual lifetime. Migrationleaving one place of residence for another-is a central feature of many people's life histories, and environmental change goes hand-in-hand with migration, both in terms of cause and consequence. Climate change has amplified this connection between environment and migration, with the potential to profoundly impact millions of lives. Although climate-induced migration has been at the forefront of other disciplines in the social sciences, evolutionary anthropologists (EAs) have given it little attention. In this paper we draw upon existing literature and contribute our EA perspective to present a framework for analyzing climate-induced migration that utilizes theoretical approaches from a variety of social science disciplines. We focus on three overlapping dimensions-time, space, and severity-relevant to understanding the impact of climate change on human migration. We apply this framework to case studies from North America of people impacted by climate change and extreme weather events, including hurricanes, droughts, rising sea-levels, and wildfires. We also consider how access to both economic and social resources influence decisions regarding migration. Research focused on climate-induced human migration can benefit equally from the addition of EA perspectives and a more interdisciplinary theoretical approach.

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