Environmental change as a determinant of (non)migration: understanding human immobility in the face of climate risk through evidence from African drylands

Monte, Arianna (A.A. 2021/2022) Environmental change as a determinant of (non)migration: understanding human immobility in the face of climate risk through evidence from African drylands. Tesi di Laurea in Demography and social challenges, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Alfonso Giordano, pp. 126. [Master's Degree Thesis]

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Climate change as a trigger of human mobility. Linking environmental degradation and migration. Incorporating demographic and socio-economic factors in the decision making. Inadequacy of the international framework of protection. Understanding environmental immobility: who stays behind and why? Defining immobility in the face of climate risk. “Forced” immobility and trapped populations. “Voluntary” immobility and regional rootedness. Environmental (non)migrants in African drylands. Environmental stress in the area: causes and consequences. Determinants of (non)migration in the region. Focus on pastoralism: an African drylands-specific form of (im)mobility.

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Bibliografia: pp. 104-114.

Thesis Type: Master's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52)
Chair: Demography and social challenges
Thesis Supervisor: Giordano, Alfonso
Thesis Co-Supervisor: Testa, Maria Rita
Academic Year: 2021/2022
Session: Autumn
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 31 Jan 2023 11:12
Last Modified: 31 Jan 2023 11:12
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/34854

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