Historical case studies of famines and migrations in the West African Sahel and their possible relevance now and in the future

被引：23

作者：

Grolle, John ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Saginaw Valley State Univ, Dept Geog, University Ctr, MI 48710 USA

来源：

POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 2015年 / 37卷 / 02期

关键词：

Famine; Migration; Sahel; Savanna; Climate change; LAND DEGRADATION; SOIL FERTILITY; BURKINA-FASO; MANAGEMENT; DROUGHT; DESERTIFICATION; DYNAMICS; RAINFALL; FARMERS; GHANA;

D O I：

10.1007/s11111-015-0237-4

中图分类号：

C921 [人口统计学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Case studies of three famines that occurred in rural northwest Nigeria during the latter half of the twentieth century are presented. Research found that continuum models and entitlement theory did not adequately conceptualize famine-related migration, though they may be more accurate now and in the future. Projects examining the climate-migration nexus should consider the possibility that famines and large-scale migrations from the Sahel will occur as a consequence of both heavy, poorly timed rainfall and intense droughts. The savanna's historical function as a refuge for stressed Sahelian people continued into the 1980s, but research is urgently needed to determine whether that is still true.

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页码：181 / 206

页数：26