Environmental Factors in Mexican Migration: The Cases of Chiapas and Tlaxcala
Environmental Factors in Mexican Migration: The Cases of Chiapas and Tlaxcala
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墨西哥移民中的环境因素：恰帕斯州和特拉斯卡拉州的案例
DOI：
10.1007/978-3-642-12416-7_13
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发表时间：
2010
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1.4
通讯作者：
Stefan Alscher
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作者：
Stefan Alscher
尽管墨西哥移民是移民研究中引用最多的案例之一，但环境退化或自然灾害对源自墨西哥的移民流动的影响仍是一个有待探索的领域。本章以在Each-for项目框架内开展的实地工作为基础，概述了选定的环境退化问题、墨西哥境内和来自墨西哥的移民流动问题，以及这两种现象之间的联系。本研究选取了两个案例，说明环境问题与移民之间的联系。在位于墨西哥中部的西特拉斯卡拉，荒漠化、土地退化和降雨模式变化对农村经济和移民的影响是主要焦点。在墨西哥联邦最贫穷的州--东南部恰帕斯州，热带风暴对移民流动的影响是重点。
Even though Mexican migration is one of the most cited cases in migration research, the impact of environmental degradation or natural disasters on migration flows originating in Mexico is still a field under exploration. This chapter, based on fieldwork carried out in the frame of the EACH-FOR Project, gives an overview of selected problems of environmental degradation, of migration flows within and from Mexico, as well as of linkages between both phenomena. Two cases have been selected in this study, illustrating the linkages between environmental problems and migration. In Western Tlaxcala, located in central Mexico, the consequences of desertification, land degradation, and changing rainfall patterns on the rural economy and on migration are the main focus. In the case of the south-eastern state of Chiapas, the poorest state within the Mexican federation, the impact of tropical storms on migration flows is the focus.