Environmental dimensions of migration

Hunter, Lori M.; Luna, Jessie K.; Norton, Rachel M.

doi:10.1146/annurev-soc-073014-112223

Cited by 449Climate Change, Adaptation, MigrationMigration and Labor DynamicsHydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact

Environmental dimensions of migration

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Hunter, Lori M., Luna, Jessie K., Norton, Rachel M.·2015·Annual Review of Sociology

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Research on the environmental dimensions of human migration has made important strides in recent years. However, findings have been spread across multiple disciplines with wide-ranging methodologies and limited theoretical development. This article reviews key findings of the field and identifies future directions for sociological research. We contend that the field has moved beyond linear environmental “push” theories toward a greater integration of context, including micro-level, meso-level, and macro-level interactions. We highlight findings that migration is often a household strategy to diversify risk (new economics of labor migration theory), interacting with household composition; individual characteristics; social networks; and historical, political, and economic contexts. We highlight promising developments in the field, including the recognition that migration is a long-standing form of environmental adaptation and yet only one among many forms of adaptation. Finally, we argue that sociologists could contribute significantly to migration–environment inquiry through attention to issues of inequality, perceptions, and agency vis-à-vis structure.

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The majority of quantitative empirical studies agree that climatic conditions are important for migration, but their results vary substantially, making it difficult to establish when and under which conditions climate migration occurs.
“While the majority of studies agree that climatic conditions are important for migration, their results vary substantially, making it difficult to establish when and under which conditions climate migration occurs (Cattaneo et al., 2019;Hunter et al., 2015;Obokata et al., 2014;Piguet, 2010;Warner and Afifi, 2014).”
From Improving the evidence base: A methodological review of the quantitative climate migration literature (2021) · cites this paper as Hunter et al., 2015
In “Moving Beyond Environmental Determinism” (page unavailable), the review says early quantitative studies’ results varied substantially and that whether environmental factors influence migration “depends” on context. This supports the claim about variation and difficulty identifying the conditions under which migration occurs, but the paper does not establish that a majority of studies agree climatic conditions are important. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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Demographic behaviors, and migration in particular, are part of adaptive responses to climate change impacts, and environmental crises and disasters often play a role in the acceleration of population change.
“Demographic behaviors, and migration, in particular, are part of the adaptative responses to climate change impacts, and environmental crises and disasters often play a role in the acceleration of population change (Hunter, Luna, and Norton 2015).”
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The section “Migration Is a Long-Standing Form of Environmental Adaptation” describes migration as an adaptive response to environmental conditions. “Advances Made in Migration-Environment Theory” says rapid-onset disasters can cause long-term displacement, but it does not establish the broader claim that crises and disasters often accelerate population change. The supplied passages do not provide page numbers. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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Authors: Hunter, L. M., Luna, J. K., & Norton, R. M.
Affiliations: University of Colorado Boulder (US)
University of Colorado Denver (US)
ORCID: Hunter, Lori M.
Luna, Jessie K.
Norton, Rachel M.
Venue: Annual Review of Sociology
Publisher: Annual Reviews
Published: 2015-08-14
Volume: 41
Issue: 1
Pages: 377-397
ISSN: 0360-0572 (ISSN-L)
1545-2115
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-soc-073014-112223
PMC: PMC5979262
OpenAlex: W2161018416
Semantic Scholar: ad5c55b02e8cda6100542994a97f216a0d79a6e8
Cited by: 449
References: 119
Citations by year: 2026: 33 · 2025: 41 · 2024: 56 · 2023: 51 · 2022: 51 · 2021: 68 · 2020: 54 · 2019: 29 · 2018: 23 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 24 · 2015: 4
FWCI: 8.93
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Locations: Annual Review of Sociology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (P2CHD066613, R24HD066613)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration and Labor Dynamics
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact
Keywords: environmental migration, climate change and migration, environmental adaptation, push factors, social networks, household composition, inequality, structure and agency

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