Climate-induced migration: using mental models to explore aggregate and individual decision-making |
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| Authors: | Cameron Thomas Whitley Seven Mattes Sandra T Marquart-Pyatt Arika Ligmann-Zielinska Laura Schmitt Olabisi |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Sociology, Environmental Science and Policy Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA;2. Department of Anthropology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA;3. Department of Geography, Environmental Science and Policy Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA;4. Department of Construction Science, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA |
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| Abstract: | The US Dust Bowl of the 1930s (a prolong period of drought experienced in the United States accompanied by severe sand storms) is often described as an abnormal event. However, climate change is likely to increase the frequency and impact of similar occurrences. Because of this, a growing number of scholars have begun to examine multiple facets of climate-induced migration from various disciplinary traditions. Specifically, scholars have called for continued research into individual decision-making processes. Responding to this call, we construct a mental model from historical interviews of those who migrated to California during the US Dust Bowl. Our model provides insight into the migration process with a unique focus on individual decision-making processes of migrants. |
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| Keywords: | climate change climate migration drought dust bowl mental models |
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