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Investigation into the rationale of migration intention due to air pollution integrating the Homo Oeconomicus traits

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Vuong, Quan-Hoang, Le, Tam-Tri, La, Viet-Phuong, Vuong, Thu-Trang, Nguyen, Minh-Hoang·2023·Urban Science

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Air pollution is a considerable environmental stressor for urban residents in developing countries. Perceived health risks of air pollution might induce migration intention among inhabitants. The current study employed the Bayesian Mindsponge Framework (BMF) to investigate the rationale behind the domestic and international migration intentions among 475 inhabitants in Hanoi, Vietnam—one of the most polluted capital cities worldwide. We found that people perceiving more negative impacts of air pollution in their daily life are more likely to have migration intentions. The effect of perceived air pollution impact on international migration intention is stronger than that of domestic migration. Acknowledging a family member’s air pollution-induced sickness moderated the association between perceived air pollution impact and domestic migration intention, while the personal experience of air pollution-induced sickness did not. In contrast, the moderation effect of personal experience of sickness became significant in the international migration circumstance, but the effect of information about a family member’s sickness was negligible. The findings suggest that urban inhabitants’ consideration of air pollution-averting strategies reflects some characteristics of Homo Oeconomicus. Although an individual’s socioeconomic decision may seem insignificant on a collective scale, through environmental stressors as catalysts, such decisions might result in considerable social tendencies (e.g., internal migration and emigration).

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  • Environmental migration emerges through diverse pathways shaped by broader socio-political structures, local experiences, and household economic constraints.

    “These findings align with Boas and Wiegel (2021) and Vuong et al. (2023), who emphasize that environmental migration emerges through diverse pathways shaped by broader socio-political structures, local experiences, and household economic constraints.”

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    The Abstract reports that personal and family experiences of air-pollution-related illness relate differently to domestic and international migration intentions. The Discussion considers moving costs, income loss, and economic opportunities, but treats those economic explanations as speculative. It does not establish broader socio-political structures or household economic constraints as pathways shaping migration. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Authors
Vuong, Q.-H., Le, T.-T., La, V.-P., Vuong, T.-T., & Nguyen, M.-H.
Affiliations
  • Phenikaa University (VN)
  • A.I. for Social Data Lab (AISDL), Vuong & Associates, Dong Da, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Corresponding author
  • La, Viet-Phuong
  • Nguyen, Minh-Hoang
Venue
Urban Science
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2023-06-01
Volume
7
Issue
2
Pages
59
ISSN
2413-8851 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4379056150
Cited by
9
References
85
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 5
FWCI
3.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Urban Science (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
Keywords
migration intentions, air pollution, homo economicus, Bayesian Mindsponge Framework, international migration, domestic migration, health risk perception, urban residents, Hanoi, environmental stressors, rational decision-making

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