1. Sociological Implications and Modern Diaspora
... proximate cause of migration, while the underlying factors are population pressures and patterns of resource use" (Surkhe, 1994). In response to Hurricane Katrina, anthropologist Anthony Oliver- Smith noted that the "increasing complexity of [natural] disasters is rooted in the interplay of social and economic factors in the environment, exacerbating the vulnerability of people- and ... environments and intensifying impacts when they occur." (Oliver-Smith, 2005) Other attempts at operationalizing environmentally induced refugee movements have refined the definition further, distinguishi...
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