People on the Move in a Changing Climate The Regional Impact of Environmental Change on Migration

Policymakers around the world are increasingly concerned about the likely impact of climate change and environmental degradation on the movement of people. This book takes a hard look at the existing evidence available to policymakers in different regions of the world. How much do we really know abo...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Piguet, Etienne (Editor), Laczko, Frank (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
Series:Global Migration Issues
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1: Regional Perspectives on Migration, the Environment and Climate Change: Frank Laczko, Etienne Piguet
  • 2: Migration and Environmental Change in Asia: Graeme Hugo and Douglas K. Bardsley
  • 3: Environmental change and Migration between Europe and its Neighbours: Mark Mulligan Sophia Burke and Caitlin Douglas
  • 4: Environmental change and human migration in sub-Saharan Africa: James Morrissey
  • 5: Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, and Migration: Review of the Literature for Five Arab Countries: Quentin Wodon, Nicholas Burger, Audra Grant, George Joseph, Andrea Liverani and Olesya Tkacheva
  • 6: Migration and Environmental Change in North America (USA and Canada): Susana B. Adamo and Alexander M. de Sherbinin
  • 7: Migration and Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean: Raoul Kaenzig and Etienne Piguet
  • 8: Migration and Climate Change in Oceania; Richard Bedford and John Campbell
  • 9: The changing Hindu Kush Himalayas: Environmental change and migration: Soumyadeep Banerjee, Richard Black, Dominic Kniveton, Michael Kollmair
  • 10:  Regional Policy Perspectives: Karoline Popp.