Inequality in the household and rural–urban migration in Ethiopian farmers

Clech, Lucie; Jones, James Holland; Gibson, Mhairi A.

doi:10.1017/ehs.2020.10

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“…An important task at the onset of interdisciplinary work is to clarify terminology, not simply to explain the terms used but also to ensure that contributors to the field avoid talking at cross-purposes (Brettell & Hollifield, 2014;Jones et al, 2020;Sear, 2020). Terms such as mobility and migration are often taken as selfevident, with myriad adjectives, often disciplinary-specific, used as modifiers (e.g., labor migration, marital migration, rural to urban migration, forced migration, chain migration).…”

Section: Terminology: Mobility and Migrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Evolutionary models examine how adaptive strategies may play out for individuals in particular contexts, based on the impact behavior has on underlying currencies (Jones et al, 2020). This is often phrased in terms of the costs and benefits of a particular strategy as it impacts a currency, which in evolutionary models is chosen for its potential impact on fitness or reproductive success (Winterhalder & Smith, 1992).…”

Section: Modeling Human Migrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This currency could be quite directly related to fitness (e.g., number of live births) or something else thought to correlate with lifetime fitness in a particular context (e.g., acquiring a high-quality residential location to pass on to one's children). Moreover, variance in fitness, notably the risk of hitting a zero in any given generation, may be just as critical as any absolute measure (Jones et al, 2020;Jones & Bliege Bird, 2014).…”

Section: Modeling Human Migrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There may also be competitive advantages in terms of resource defensibility that residents enjoy simply by virtue of being on a site (see Cashdan, 1992). Where inheritance of parental resources is biased toward some offspring over others, some may stay in their natal locations, even while many of their siblings disperse (Clech et al, 2020;Towner, 2001). Residential locations may or may not be closely linked to the resources people need to survive.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Results include policy reports by groups such as the International Organization of Migration that consider the impact of environmental change on migration (McAdam & Limon, 2015;United Nations, 2019). Even a detailed climate task force report from the American Anthropological Association (Fiske et al, 2014) largely ignores EA, despite grappling with concepts such as adaptation, risk management, and resilience in the face of environmental change (Jones et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Contributions of evolutionary anthropology to understanding climate‐induced human migration

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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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Observed and projected changes in urbanization and nature conservation in a typical fast growing city of Ethiopia, Jimma

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Urbanization threatens biodiversity mostly in developing nations where rural-urban migration is high and urban planning is poor to consider nature conservation. Lacks of adequate information on how to integrate urban expansion and nature conservaion is aggravating environmental problems and making mitigatory actions di cult. Here we quanti ed how Jimma city, a typical fast growing city in Ethiopia, expanded over the past 35 years, predicted change for the next 50 years and mapped priority areas for conservation. Landsat satellite images of 1985 and 2020 were used to map major land cover types and to quantify temporal changes during this period. We used Markov chain model to predict changes over the next 50 years and GIS-based multi-criteriato identify conservation priority areas. Our nding showed adverse effect of urban expansion on the natural habitats. Over the past three decades, built-up areas were expanded by sevenfold (721%; 2227 ha) while croplands were expanded by 34% (4155 ha). In contrast, a substantial shrinking noticed to the natural habitats: forest cover declined by 39% (5209 ha), grass land by 20% (655 ha) and wetland by 28% (638 ha). Our projection of the current trend to the next 50 years indicated the built-up areas may further increase by fourfold (436%; 13565 ha). However, open water, wetland, natural forest and cropland are predicted to decline by 81% (120 ha), 40% (660 ha), 42% (3455 ha) and 55% (8848 ha), respectively. Under current rate of population growth and rural-urban migrations, urban expansion is inevitable. Our study indicated the importance of delineating at least 9040 ha (28%) of the land within city administration which we categorized as high and very high priority areas for conservation of biodiversity. To build inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable cities, the urban administrations in developing nations are in need of sound policy, strategies, and planning that support the integration of urban development and nature conservation especially maintaining the existing key biodiversity areas.

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To understand climate change adaptation, we must characterize climate variability: Here’s how

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Singh

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Inequality in the household and rural–urban migration in Ethiopian farmers

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Cited by 8 publications

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Contributions of evolutionary anthropology to understanding climate‐induced human migration

Contributions of evolutionary anthropology to understanding climate‐induced human migration

Observed and projected changes in urbanization and nature conservation in a typical fast growing city of Ethiopia, Jimma

To understand climate change adaptation, we must characterize climate variability: Here’s how

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