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oapen-20.500.12657-486982021-05-19T00:58:37Z Migration and Environmental Change in Morocco Van Praag, Lore Ou-Salah, Loubna Hut, Elodie Zickgraf, Caroline Migration Environment, general Environmental Geography Human Migration Environmental Sciences Environmental Studies Open access Migration aspirations Environmental change Emigration Migration trajectories of immigrants Climate change in Morocco Moroccan migrants in Belgium Migration discourses Tinghir and Tangier Migration, immigration & emigration The environment Development & environmental geography bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFF Social issues & processes::JFFN Migration, immigration & emigration bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RN The environment bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RG Geography::RGB Physical geography & topography This open access book studies the migration aspirations and trajectories of people living in two regions in Morocco that are highly affected by environmental change or emigration, namely Tangier and Tinghir, as well as the migration trajectories of immigrants coming from these regions currently living in Belgium. This book departs from the development of a new theoretical framework on the relationship between environmental changes and migration that can be applied to the Moroccan case. Qualitative research conducted in both countries demonstrate how the interplay between migration and environmental factors is not as straightforward as it seems, due to its wider social, political, economic, demographic and environmental context. Findings show how existing cultures of migration, remittances, views on nature and discourses on climate change create distinct abilities, capacities and aspirations to migrate due to environmental changes. The results illustrate how migration and environmental factors evolve gradually and mutually influence each other. In doing so, this book offers new insights in the ways migration can be seen as an adaptation strategy to deal with environmental change in Morocco. 2021-05-18T15:51:01Z 2021-05-18T15:51:01Z 2021 book ONIX_20210518_9783030613907_14 9783030613907 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/48698 eng IMISCOE Research Series application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9783030613907.pdf https://www.springer.com/9783030613907 Springer Nature Springer 10.1007/978-3-030-61390-7 10.1007/978-3-030-61390-7 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 e760b071-f5f4-4df0-b881-20accf35b2a4 9783030613907 Springer 188 [grantnumber unknown] open access
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This open access book studies the migration aspirations and trajectories of people living in two regions in Morocco that are highly affected by environmental change or emigration, namely Tangier and Tinghir, as well as the migration trajectories of immigrants coming from these regions currently living in Belgium. This book departs from the development of a new theoretical framework on the relationship between environmental changes and migration that can be applied to the Moroccan case. Qualitative research conducted in both countries demonstrate how the interplay between migration and environmental factors is not as straightforward as it seems, due to its wider social, political, economic, demographic and environmental context. Findings show how existing cultures of migration, remittances, views on nature and discourses on climate change create distinct abilities, capacities and aspirations to migrate due to environmental changes. The results illustrate how migration and environmental factors evolve gradually and mutually influence each other. In doing so, this book offers new insights in the ways migration can be seen as an adaptation strategy to deal with environmental change in Morocco.
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