Climate, environmental hazards and migration in Bangladesh / Max Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Max, 1967- author.

Series:

Routledge studies in hazards, disaster risk, and climate change.

Routledge Studies in Hazards, Disaster Risk and Climate Change

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human geography.

Hazard mitigation.

Population geography.

Bangladesh--Environmental conditions.

Bangladesh.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2018.

Summary:

"The apocalyptic visions of climate change that are projected in the media often involve extreme weather events, disasters and mass migration of poor people. This book takes a critical look at this notion, drawing on research in Bangladesh, a country located at the heart of debates on climate change and migration.This book argues that rather than leading to dramatic events, climatic and environmental impacts often cause incremental changes in people's habitats and livelihoods, making them migrate in search of better places and income. With or without climate change, climatic and environmental factors can impoverish people, and drive displacement and migration, especially in the global South. These influences, including disasters, need not necessarily make people move, but instead sometimes trap the poorest and the most vulnerable people in their places exposed to hazards or make them migrate to even riskier places, such as crowded and flood-prone urban slums. This book argues that restrictions placed on people's mobility options could increase their vulnerability and favours proactive migration policies.This timely contribution explains the climate-hazard-migration nexus in an accessible, engaging language for students of geography, development studies, politics and environmental studies, as well as humanitarian and development practitioners and policymakers. "--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Bangladesh : a hotspot of climate change

Apocalypse, now? Alarm, skepticism, and evidence in the climate-related migration debate

Stay or move? Migration decisions amidst uncertainties

Climate, environment or poverty? statistical analysis of factors that drive migration

Removing roadblocks : policy challenges in making migration an adaptation strategy

The song of the road : weaving together the migration story.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-315-29744-2

1-315-29743-4

1-315-29745-0

9781315297453

OCLC:

993948877