Climate, Environmental Hazards and Migration in Bangladesh/
by Max Martin
- 1st ed.
- Oxon: Routledge, 2020
- xi, 225p.: ill.; 24 cm.
Includes Bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction 2. Bangladesh: a hotspot of climate change 3. Apocalypse now? Alarm, skepticism and evidence in the climate-migration debate 4. Stay or move? Migration decisions amidst uncertainties 5. Climate, environment or poverty? Statistical analysis of factors that drive migration 6. Removing roadblocks: policy challenges in making migration an adaptation strategy 7. The song of the road: weaving together the migration story
This book traces the linkages between climate and environment-related hazards and migration, and attempts to dispel some popular myths. While the book takes Bangladesh as a case study, it will address the international debate over the linkages between climate, environment and migration, and highlight its conceptual and empirical dimensions.