Migration and Environmental Change in the West African Sahel: Why Capabilities and Aspirations Matter
Author:   Victoria van der Land
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138217522


Pages:   148
Publication Date:   23 October 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Migration and Environmental Change in the West African Sahel: Why Capabilities and Aspirations Matter


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Author:   Victoria van der Land
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138217522


ISBN 10:   1138217522
Pages:   148
Publication Date:   23 October 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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"Introduction: Climate change, environment and migration Livelihoods, environmental stress and mobility in Mali and Senegal Theoretical perspectives on the environment-migration nexus The role of environmental factors in shaping migration The migration decision: capabilities matter Aspirations for a better life Social transformation and its impact on the effects of of climate change on migration A migrant typology Migration in the ""global North"" and the ""global South"" Conclusion and outlook: Rethinking migration and environmental change in the West African Sahel"

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Victoria van der Land is a sociologist with a research focus on climate change and migration. She has extensive work and field experience in West African countries, such as Benin, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali and Senegal. Currently, she works as a DAAD lecturer at the University of Bamako, Mali.

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