Human Mobility under the Impact of Environmental Changes
Human Mobility under the Impact of Environmental Changes
Author(s): Mariana Bălan, Simona Maria StănescuContributor(s): Daniela Tatiana Şoitu (Editor), Lucian Sfetcu (Editor)
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Environmental interactions, Migration Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: migration; environmental changes; climate change; policies; resilience;
Summary/Abstract: The movement of people due to environment changes is not a new phenomenon. Despite this, only in the most recent 20 years, the international community has begun to acknowledge it as an unprecedented challenge in terms of sustainable resources involved. All over the world, the number of storms, droughts and floods has tripled in the last 30 years, with devastating effects on communities. The paper presents a brief analysis of global climate change in recent years and human mobility due to this phenomenon. The research is based on international regulations addressing the interdependencies between environmental change and migration. The climate risk management with impact on human mobility involves economic, political, cultural, and demographic factors. It also shows how a devastating natural disaster shapes people's mobility towards a friendlier environment protected shelter. The development of resilience community strategies implies a joint effort of communities and stakeholders in protecting human beings against effects of natural disasters.
- Issue Year: 13/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 51-64
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
