Environmentally induced migration, vulnerability and human security: Consensus, controversies and conceptual gaps for policy analysis

Journal of International Development

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1046-1057

  Assan, Joseph Kweku ^a   Rosenfeld, Therese ^b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Environmental migration; Human security; Legal frameworks for environmental migrants refugees

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FORCED MIGRATION; LEGISLATION; POLICY ANALYSIS; REFUGEE; SECURITY; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84867974674     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.2886     Document Type: Article

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