Abstract
Wiederkehr, C., M. Schröter, H. Adams, R. Seppelt, and K. Hermans. 2019. How does nature contribute to human mobility? A conceptual framework and qualitative analysis. Ecology and Society 24(4):31. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-11318-240431
Highlights
Ability, and aspiration, we argue that this approach offers a valuable nuanced perspective on nature-mobility interactions, including cultural aspects of natural resource use and varying degrees of agency related to mobility decision making
We show that based on the analyzed case studies most links can be drawn between material and regulating nature’s contributions to people (NCP) and migration need, and that nonenvironmental factors play a crucial role in mediating nature’s contributions to human mobility
In light of global environmental change, in-depth knowledge is urgently needed on human immobility and, on why people decide to remain in vulnerable places (Findlay 2012)
Summary
In light of global environmental change, in-depth knowledge is urgently needed on human immobility and, on why people decide to remain in vulnerable places (Findlay 2012). Mobility is known to be a longstanding strategy used by households throughout the world to handle environmental stress and varying resource availability. Not moving is often considered as a societal norm, attracting less political and academic attention than migration (Zickgraf 2018). It is relevant in the context of environmental stress as population groups may be at considerable risk but unable to leave. Households might decide to stay, for instance because of strong emotional ties to their area of origin, despite significant risks or possessing the resources to migrate (e.g., Artur and Hilhorst 2014, Adams and Kay 2019; see Mortreux and Barnett 2017). Despite a growing awareness of the relevance of immobility, a framework that explicitly considers both mobility and immobility, including varying degrees of agency, as possible and important outcomes including the contribution of environmental factors is still lacking
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