TY - JOUR
T1 - Linking Coastal Disasters and Migration
T2 - A Case Study of Kutubdia Island, Bangladesh
AU - Rahman, Munshi Khaledur
AU - Paul, Bimal Kanti
AU - Curtis, Andrew
AU - Schmidlin, Thomas W.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2015/4/3
Y1 - 2015/4/3
N2 - On 4 August 2012, the southeastern part of Kutubdia Island, Bangladesh, experienced coastal erosion and flooding associated with tidal waves, storms, and continuous heavy rainfall for two days. This provided a unique opportunity to study the relationship between rapid-onset disasters and migration decisions of individual households perpetually living under environmental risk. Using Kutubdia Island as a case study, this article examines the migration decisions of respondents in the immediate aftermath of two extreme natural events. Relevant data were primarily collected from a questionnaire survey conducted nearly two months after the occurrence of the event. The study's findings support the view that both environmental and nonenvironmental factors lead to migration. The article outlines several areas for further research on the links between migration and environmental stress.
AB - On 4 August 2012, the southeastern part of Kutubdia Island, Bangladesh, experienced coastal erosion and flooding associated with tidal waves, storms, and continuous heavy rainfall for two days. This provided a unique opportunity to study the relationship between rapid-onset disasters and migration decisions of individual households perpetually living under environmental risk. Using Kutubdia Island as a case study, this article examines the migration decisions of respondents in the immediate aftermath of two extreme natural events. Relevant data were primarily collected from a questionnaire survey conducted nearly two months after the occurrence of the event. The study's findings support the view that both environmental and nonenvironmental factors lead to migration. The article outlines several areas for further research on the links between migration and environmental stress.
KW - Bangladesh
KW - Kutubdia Island
KW - coastal erosion
KW - environmental change
KW - flood
KW - migration
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84926252889&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/00330124.2014.922020
DO - 10.1080/00330124.2014.922020
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84926252889
SN - 0033-0124
VL - 67
SP - 218
EP - 228
JO - Professional Geographer
JF - Professional Geographer
IS - 2
ER -