THE ECONOMIC DRIVERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MIGRATION
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Envionmental Migration, Economic Drivers, Bibliometrix, Bibliometric AnalysisAbstract
Environmental migration can have a significant economic impact on both migrants and receiving communities, with loss of income and jobs, increased expenses, impacts on local resources and infrastructure, and broader economic consequences, requiring effective policies and programs. The objective of this article is to explore the economic drivers of environmental migration and displacement through a bibliometric and systematic review of the literature. The methodological tools include performance analysis measures and scientific mapping using the bibliometrix package in R, as well as a bibliographic review of the most impactful articles. The main results show that the studies on the economic drivers of environmental migration can be categorized into five groups, including i) political factors and other intermediaries, ii) livelihoods, resilience, and adaptation, iii) determinants, gender issues, networks, and migratory flows, iv) droughts, rainfall, and emigration, and v) poverty, health, physical activity, and issues related to emissions reduction. They emphasize the need for policies that increase resilience to climate shocks and reduce barriers to population movements that improve well-being, as the relationship is complex and context-specific.
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