Global Environmental Change
Volume 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages S21-S33

Future demographic change and its interactions with migration and climate change (Article)

Hugo G.*
  • a Discipline of Geography, Environment and Population, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia

Abstract

This paper examines global demographic change as a driver of migration within the context of anticipated climate change. It begins by briefly considering some theoretical formulations which relate demographic change and migration. It then considers evolving global demographic trends and discusses some of their potential impacts upon migration. It is shown that there is a close spatial coincidence between demographic and climate change "hotspots" that will influence migration in complex ways. It then turns to the complex interaction between demographic change, environmental change and migration, both in the past and potential developments in the future. It concludes with a discussion of the potential impacts of future trends and their policy implications. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.

Author Keywords

Demographic effects Demographic transition and migration international migration Climate change

Index Keywords

demographic transition future prospect climate effect policy approach nature-society relations Climate change demographic trend migration climate prediction
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-82255179255&doi=10.1016%2fj.gloenvcha.2011.09.008&partnerID=40&md5=e43cb4a695f634e1c22603cbdcafe6f0
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.09.008
ISSN: 09593780
Cited by: 86
Original Language: English