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Title: Climate Migration at the Height and End of the Great Mexican Emigration Era
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2018
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DOI: 10.1111/padr.12158
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Abstract: ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS, INCLUDING those of increasing frequencyand/or severity due to global climate change (IPCC 2013), have disruptedpopulation dynamics in the past and will continue to do so in the fu-ture (IPCC 2014). Disasters and slow-onset environmental episodes can di-rectly increase mortality and population displacement, though the extentof their impact is contingent on social, economic, and policy structures(Bilham 2010; Black et al. 2013). Likewise, because individuals, fami-lies, and communities differ in their capacity to cope with broader shocksand their ability to adapt to environmental conditions (Eakin, Lemos, andNelson 2014), these events can indirectly alter mortality (Klinenberg 2015),fertility (cf. Lin 2010; Nobles, Frankenberg, and Thomas 2015), inter-nal mobility (Nawrotzki and DeWaard 2017), and international migration(Nawrotzki, Hunter et al. 2015).The influence of climate change on international migration is a topicof particular interest. Immigration officials and national security appara-tuses in countries of attraction—especially in high-income nations in NorthAmerica and Europe—fear that climate change could add to flows of asy-lum seekers and irregular migrants (see Hartmann 2010; Bettini 2013; andGemenne et al. 2014). Although scholars (Bardsley and Hugo 2010; Black,Kniveton, and Schmidt-Verkerk 2011; Gemenne 2011) generally agree thatclimate change is unlikely to result in massive numbers of international“climate refugees” at a global scale, increased migration (or disruptions)to international mobility could likely occur in specific flows in some . . .
Url: http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/padr.12158
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Authors: Riosmena, Fernando; Nawrotzki, Raphael; Hunter, Lori
Periodical (Full): Population and Development Review
Issue: 3
Volume: 44
Pages: 455-488
Data Collections: IPUMS International, IPUMS Terra
Topics: Land Use/Urban Organization, Migration and Immigration, Other
Countries: Mexico