The effect of environmental change on human migration

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Black, Richard ^a   Adger, W Neil ^b   Arnell, Nigel W ^c   Dercon, Stefan ^d   Geddes, Andrew ^e   Thomas, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Ecosystem services; Environmental change; Migration

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; INTERNAL MIGRATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MOBILITY; POLICY APPROACH;

EID: 82255175694     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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