Population and migration geography

As climate change and extreme weather events increasingly threaten traditional landscapes and livelihoods of entire communities the need to study its impact on human migration and population displacement has never been greater.

As climate change and extreme weather events increasingly threaten traditional landscapes and livelihoods of entire communities the need to study its impact on human migration and population displacement has never been greater.

This book contributes to a better understanding of the relationship between migration, vulnerability, resilience and social justice associated with flooding across diverse environmental, social and policy contexts in Southeast Asia.

The new edition of Population and Development offers an up-to-date perspective on one of the critical issues at the heart of the problems of development for all countries, and especially those that seek to implement major economic and social change: the reflexive relationships between a country's population and its development.

The new edition of Population and Development offers an up-to-date perspective on one of the critical issues at the heart of the problems of development for all countries, and especially those that seek to implement major economic and social change: the reflexive relationships between a country's population and its development.

This book critically and succinctly examines recent changes in land ownership, mobility and livelihoods in various Pacific island states, from East Timor to the Solomon Islands, where climate change, environmental change (including hazards of various origins), population growth and urbanization have contributed to new tensions and discords and resulted in complex structures of migration and resettlement.

This book critically and succinctly examines recent changes in land ownership, mobility and livelihoods in various Pacific island states, from East Timor to the Solomon Islands, where climate change, environmental change (including hazards of various origins), population growth and urbanization have contributed to new tensions and discords and resulted in complex structures of migration and resettlement.

This book explores how far existing networks of overseas Chinese and new flows of migrants act as drivers of economic relations between China and the host countries.

This book explores how far existing networks of overseas Chinese and new flows of migrants act as drivers of economic relations between China and the host countries.

International migration and workers' remittances have, of late, become a significant economic and social phenomena affecting the fortunes of millions of families in the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America.

International migration and workers' remittances have, of late, become a significant economic and social phenomena affecting the fortunes of millions of families in the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America.

This book, originally published in 1986, based on extensive original research, presents many findings on the phenomenon of return migration and on its impact on regional economic development.

This book, originally published in 1986, based on extensive original research, presents many findings on the phenomenon of return migration and on its impact on regional economic development.

In migration studies, the nexus between migration and development in the global South has been meticulously debated.

In migration studies, the nexus between migration and development in the global South has been meticulously debated.

The movement of Han Chinese into minority regions has been a long-standing pattern in China.

The movement of Han Chinese into minority regions has been a long-standing pattern in China.

In today's global knowledge economy, competition for the best and brightest workers has intensified.

South Asians constitute the largest expatriate population in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.

South Asians constitute the largest expatriate population in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.

While the subject of migration has received enormous attention in academic journals and books across the social sciences, introductory texts on the matter are few and far between.

While the subject of migration has received enormous attention in academic journals and books across the social sciences, introductory texts on the matter are few and far between.

This collection of papers, originally published in 1981, reviews and evaluates past and possible future advances in a field of central importance to human geography: behavioral geography.

This collection of papers, originally published in 1981, reviews and evaluates past and possible future advances in a field of central importance to human geography: behavioral geography.

An increasing amount of work in many aspects of human geography is concerned with the effects caused by different types of institutions.

An increasing amount of work in many aspects of human geography is concerned with the effects caused by different types of institutions.

This book provides a comprehensive survey of the social geography of Western Europe.

This book provides a comprehensive survey of the social geography of Western Europe.

Due to the urbanisation of American society and the economic problems that accompanied it; a series of conferences was held to explore the economics of human resources.

Due to the urbanisation of American society and the economic problems that accompanied it; a series of conferences was held to explore the economics of human resources.

Mobilities research is now centre stage in the social sciences with wide-ranging work that considers the politics underscoring the movements of people and objects, critically examining a world that is ever on the move.

This book provides the first in-depth, multidisciplinary study of re-urbanization in Russia's Arctic regions, with a specific focus on new mobility patterns, and the resulting birth of new urban Arctic identities in which newcomers and labor migrants form a rising part of.

This book provides the first in-depth, multidisciplinary study of re-urbanization in Russia's Arctic regions, with a specific focus on new mobility patterns, and the resulting birth of new urban Arctic identities in which newcomers and labor migrants form a rising part of.

The last twenty years have seen a rapid increase in scholarly activity and publications dedicated to environmental migration and displacement, and the field has now reached a point in terms of profile, complexity, and sheer volume of reporting that a general review and assessment of existing knowledge and future research priorities is warranted.

The last twenty years have seen a rapid increase in scholarly activity and publications dedicated to environmental migration and displacement, and the field has now reached a point in terms of profile, complexity, and sheer volume of reporting that a general review and assessment of existing knowledge and future research priorities is warranted.

Mass Migration in the World-System brings to light the multiple experiences of migrants across different zones of the world economy.

Mass Migration in the World-System brings to light the multiple experiences of migrants across different zones of the world economy.

This book analyzes in detail the main social, economic and special transformation of the city of Sao Paulo.

This book analyzes in detail the main social, economic and special transformation of the city of Sao Paulo.

Migration is an enormously broad topic of academic enquiry engaging researchers from many different social science disciplines.

Migration is an enormously broad topic of academic enquiry engaging researchers from many different social science disciplines.

Globalization has, essentially, come to an end.

Globalization has, essentially, come to an end.

This volume brings together critical and landmark studies in Indian migration.

This volume brings together critical and landmark studies in Indian migration.

Since the late 1970s, China has experienced an unprecedented pace of urbanization.

This book draws together the work of a new community of scholars with a growing interest in carceral geography: the geographical study of practices of imprisonment and detention.

This book draws together the work of a new community of scholars with a growing interest in carceral geography: the geographical study of practices of imprisonment and detention.

Addressing the methodological and topical challenges facing demographers working in remote regions, this book compares and contrasts the research, methods and models, and policy applications from peripheral regions in developed nations.

Addressing the methodological and topical challenges facing demographers working in remote regions, this book compares and contrasts the research, methods and models, and policy applications from peripheral regions in developed nations.