Looks at the complex interrelationships between forced migration, natural resource management and 'sustainable development'. It challenges the growing rhetoric that refugees 'cause' environmental degradation, and that environmental decline is promoting a new wave of 'environmental refugees'. Drawing on examples from Africa, Asia and Latin America, as well as detailed case studies of the Rwandan emergency of 1994-96, and lesser known refugee movements to Guinea and Senegal in West Africa, the book argues against a neo-Malthusian view of the relationship between population, environment and migration. *Practical examples show the relevance and dangers of different
environmental management strategies in refugee and post-conflict situations *Based on real cases *Challenges emerging discourse on refugees and environmental degradation *Explores alternative theoretical approaches *Links to broader debates on 'sustainable development' *Challenges the distinctions between 'relief' and 'development'
By:
Richard Black Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 14mm
Weight: 453g ISBN:9780582315648 ISBN 10: 0582315646 Series:Longman Development Studies Pages: 240 Publication Date:07 October 1998 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active