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Title: | Research in environmentally induced human mobility: an analysis of methodological and theoretical dimensions | Authors: | Ferreira Fernandes, Carla Sofia Loureiro, João Alves, Fátima |
Keywords: | Environmental change; Human mobility; Research theory and methodology | Issue Date: | 2023 | Publisher: | Emerald Publishing | Project: | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB/04004/2020 | Serial title, monograph or event: | International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management | Volume: | 15 | Issue: | 5 | Abstract: | Purpose – This paper aims to define a proposal of a theoretical–methodological framework aimed at supporting researchers in conducting studies on the topic of environmental mobility. Design/methodology/approach – The complexity of environmental change and the frequent subsequent human mobility raises challenges in the research process. The variety of theoretical and methodological approaches that can be applied to each of the phenomena contributes to different layers of analysis when focusing on the decision-making process of migration due to environmental factors. Drawing from the theoretical and methodological frameworks used by scholars, this paper includes an analysis of how they are applied in empirical studies that focus on environmental change and mobility in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Findings – Empirical studies in this field for the MENA region are focused on collecting and analyzing data but are not linking it with wider human mobility theoretical and methodological frameworks. The proposal included in this study privileges the use of a qualitative methodology, aimed at obtaining an overview of the individuals’ experience. Originality/value – This study adds to existing overviews of empirical studies of environmentally induced mobility by analyzing in detail the dimensions used to frame the methodological and theoretical research approaches in the empirical studies used in different disciplines that study the environment and/or human mobility. The studies analyzed focus on the different countries in the MENA region, which has the highest level of forced migratory movements in the world while facing challenges in terms of environmental degradation. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/111879 | ISSN: | 1756-8692 1756-8692 |
DOI: | 10.1108/IJCCSM-11-2022-0137 | Rights: | openAccess |
Appears in Collections: | FCTUC Ciências da Vida - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais I&D CFE - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais |
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