Migration and Environmental Hazards

Hunter, Lori M.

doi:10.1007/s11111-005-3343-x

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“…4 To this end, and as elaborated thoroughly in the theoretical section below, we choose the term perceptions to express that we capture not only individuals' exposure to environmental change and, eventually, their willingness to migrate, but also their capability and opportunity to actually do so (see also Most and Starr 1989 Empirically, the corresponding arguments are analyzed with newly collected survey data, which comprise both individuals who migrated and individuals who decided to stay in five countries: Vietnam, Cambodia, Uganda, Nicaragua, and Peru. As indicated, a key strength of these new data is that we integrate individual environmental perceptions with other migrationrelevant determinants at the individual and household levels to provide a more complete picture of the decision to migrate or stay (Adger et al 2015;Hunter et al 2015;Black et al 2011a;Bardsley and Hugo 2010;Hunter 2005;Stark and Bloom 1985). The focus on environmental perceptions fills an empirical gap that was recently identified by Hunter et al (2015: 13).…”

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The role of environmental perceptions in migration decision-making: evidence from both migrants and non-migrants in five developing countries

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Environmental factors are likely to affect human mobility in the form of migration, but the empirical evidence remains to be inconclusive. This research seeks to contribute shedding more light on this ambiguity: we examine whether and how environmental change leads to internal (i.e., domestic) migration at the individual level. It is argued that individual perceptions of different types of environmental change (sudden vs. gradual events) determine migration decisions in diverse ways. Empirically, the corresponding arguments are analyzed with new survey data, which have been collected in five developing countries and include both individuals who migrated and those who decided to stay. The results suggest that individual perceptions of long-term (gradual) environmental events, such as droughts, lower the likelihood of internal migration. However, there is some evidence that sudden-onset events, such as floods, increase the chances to move. These findings substantially improve our understanding of which type of environmental factors make individuals leave their homes, and they suggest that a more differentiated perspective on the issue of environmental migration based on adaptation is needed.

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The role of environmental perceptions in migration decision-making: evidence from both migrants and non-migrants in five developing countries

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“…Relying on kinship networks to facilitate their recovery (Hunter andDavid, 2011, Hurlbert et al, 2000), and reflective of a growing body of work that examines the gendered dimensions of migration (Curran et al, 2005, Curran et al, 2006, vulnerable populationsespecially low-income African-American mothers-are disproportionately affected by these social processes post-disaster (Enarson, 1999). Paxson and Rouse (2008), drawing on the same dataset as this article, find that flood exposure influences return migration to New Orleans one year after Katrina but, among those who were not flooded, not owning a home in origin and regular church attendance in destination made return migration less likely.…”

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“…Drawing on theories initially developed to explain international migration flows, this work suggests that migrant selectivity-that is, how individuals' demographic and socioeconomic backgrounds influence return migration outcomes (Hunter, 2005)-explains differences in rates of return to New Orleans between whites and blacks, though these racial disparities disappear after adjusting for Katrina-related housing damage. While a laudable theoretical first step to import theories from the sociology of immigration to the study of post-disaster return migration, the authors' analysis does not directly assess how possible contextual and social network effects shape migration outcomes.…”

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Contexts of reception, post-disaster migration, and socioeconomic mobility

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2014

Popul Environ

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Current theories conceptualize return migration to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina as an individual-level assessment of costs and benefits. Since relocation is cost prohibitive, return migration is thought to be unlikely for vulnerable populations. However, recent analyses of longitudinal survey data suggest that these individuals are likely to return to New Orleans over time despite achieving socioeconomic gains in the post-disaster location. I extend the "context of reception" approach from the sociology of immigration and draw on longitudinal data from the Resilience in the Survivors of Katrina Project to demonstrate how institutional, labor market, and social contexts influence the decision to return. Specifically, I show how subjective comparisons of the three contexts between origin and destination, perceived experiences of discrimination within each context, and changing contexts over time explain my sample's divergent migration and mobility outcomes. I conclude with implications for future research on, and policy responses to, natural disasters.

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“…Adaptation, on the other hand, is often focused on minimizing potential risk to future losses (Oliver-Smith, 2007). This 'long-term' framing of adaptation can constrain both short-term coping and adaptive capacity, for example, when relocation of settlements to avoid coastal hazards undermines social capital and local livelihoods, limiting household coping and adaptive capacity (Hunter, 2005). There is a large literature and much experience related to slum relocation that is of direct relevance to urban coping and adaptation (Gilbert and Ward, 1984;Davidson et al, 1993;Viratkapan and Perera, 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%