DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2020.102193
论文题名: Weather-related influences on rural-to-urban migration: A spectrum of attribution in Beira, Mozambique
作者: Anderson K.J. ; Silva J.A.
刊名: Global Environmental Change
ISSN: 9593780
出版年: 2020
卷: 65 语种: 英语
中文关键词: Extreme weather
; Migration
; Mozambique
; Rural poverty
英文关键词: decision making
; economic conditions
; environmental stress
; household survey
; rural-urban migration
; spectrum
; weather
; Beira
; Mozambique
; Sofala
英文摘要: This article investigates the pathways linking environmental and economic drivers of rural-to-urban migration in Mozambique. Using examples from two rural-to-urban migrant communities located in the coastal city of Beira, we build on a generalizable migration framework (Black et al., 2011) in order to explore how perception and lived experience influence migration decision-making in contexts of environmental stress. We combine content analysis and descriptive statistics of semi-structured interview and household survey data. Using a decision-tree diagram to trace pathways linking experiences of adverse weather to migration, we evaluate the relative strength with which respondents attribute migration to weather-related factors. Qualitative findings reveal that (1) the weather's influence on migration falls on a spectrum of attribution, (2) while few migrants directly link their migration to weather-related factors, the overwhelming majority link weather to worsening economic conditions in origin areas, and (3) migrants reject the label of climate migrant, and maintain that migrating from rural areas is primarily an economic decision. Results indicate that people would stay in rural areas, regardless of extreme weather, if resilient economic livelihoods existed. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/168129
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作者单位: Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland College Park, 2181 Samuel J. Lefrak Hall, 7251 Preinkert Drive, College Park, MD 20742, United States
Recommended Citation:
Anderson K.J.,Silva J.A.. Weather-related influences on rural-to-urban migration: A spectrum of attribution in Beira, Mozambique[J]. Global Environmental Change,2020-01-01,65