Migration and Environmental Hazards
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Migration and Environmental Hazards.
Losses due to natural hazards (e.g., earthquakes, hurricanes) and technological hazards (e.g., nuclear waste facilities, chemical spills) are both on the rise. One response to hazard-related losses is migration, with this paper offering a review of research examining the association between migration and environmental hazards. Using examples from both developed and developing regional contexts,...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Population and Environment
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0199-0039,1573-7810
DOI: 10.1007/s11111-005-3343-x