Sea-level rise and human migration
Anthropogenic sea-level rise (SLR) is predicted to impact, and, in many cases, displace, a
large proportion of the population via inundation and heightened SLR-related hazards. With …
large proportion of the population via inundation and heightened SLR-related hazards. With …
International migration and climate adaptation in an era of hardening borders
R McLeman - Nature Climate Change, 2019 - nature.com
Climate change will almost certainly generate higher rates of migration and displacement
within low-income countries, but will it also generate more international migration? This …
within low-income countries, but will it also generate more international migration? This …
[PDF][PDF] Poverty, livelihoods and sustainable development
Adverse impacts of climate change, development deficits and inequality exacerbate each
other. Existing vulnerabilities and inequalities intensify with adverse impacts of climate …
other. Existing vulnerabilities and inequalities intensify with adverse impacts of climate …
Japanese social capital and social vulnerability indices: Measuring drivers of community resilience 2000–2017
T Fraser - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, scholars have turned to publicly available data to measure the resources and
vulnerability of communities in the face of disasters [1, 2]. However, when measuring …
vulnerability of communities in the face of disasters [1, 2]. However, when measuring …
Measuring the environmental dimensions of human migration: The demographer's toolkit
In recent years, the empirical literature linking environmental factors and human migration
has grown rapidly and gained increasing visibility among scholars and the policy …
has grown rapidly and gained increasing visibility among scholars and the policy …
Integrating climate change induced flood risk into future population projections
Flood exposure has been linked to shifts in population sizes and composition. Traditionally,
these changes have been observed at a local level providing insight to local dynamics but …
these changes have been observed at a local level providing insight to local dynamics but …
Natural hazards, disasters, and demographic change: The case of severe tornadoes in the United States, 1980–2010
EJ Raker - Demography, 2020 - Springer
Natural hazards and disasters distress populations and inflict damage on the built
environment, but existing studies yielded mixed results regarding their lasting demographic …
environment, but existing studies yielded mixed results regarding their lasting demographic …
Using geotagged tweets to track population movements to and from Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
After a disaster, there is an urgent need for information on population mobility. Our analysis
examines the suitability of Twitter data for measuring post-disaster population mobility using …
examines the suitability of Twitter data for measuring post-disaster population mobility using …
Time to mainstream the environment into migration theory?
As with all social processes, human migration is a dynamic process that requires regular
theoretical reflection. This article offers such reflection as related to the role of the natural …
theoretical reflection. This article offers such reflection as related to the role of the natural …
Integration of detailed household and housing unit characteristic data with critical infrastructure for post-hazard resilience modeling
This paper presents a methodology that generates and links high-resolution spatial data on
households and housing units with heterogeneous characteristics (ie, size, tenure status …
households and housing units with heterogeneous characteristics (ie, size, tenure status …