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A woman, Emily Boyd. Photo.

Emily Boyd

Professor, Docent

A woman, Emily Boyd. Photo.

Policy insights on the migration-sustainability nexus for urban governance.

Author

  • Claudia Fry
  • Caroline Zickgraf
  • Emily Boyd
  • Dominique Jolivet
  • Tasneem Siddiqui
  • Sonja Fransen
  • Maria Franco Gavonel
  • Neil Adger
  • Anita Fábos
  • Mark Connaughton
  • Mumuni Abu
  • Samuel Codjoe
  • Ricardo Safra De Campos
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Summary, in English

Cities typically treat migration and sustainability as separate policy domains. When migration is highlighted in the context of sustainability in urban destination areas, it is typically understood to have no, or at worst, negative impacts on sustainability. As a result, migration and migrants are commonly left out of sustainability policy and planning. Here, we present emerging evidence to reframe the debate, demonstrating that migration is a force for sustainable development and that migrants can be sustainability actors in urban environments. We point to key action points for cities to better address the migration–sustainability nexus and harness this potential.

Department/s

  • LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
  • LU Profile Area: Nature-based future solutions
  • BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate

Publishing year

2024

Language

English

Publication/Series

Global Sustainability

Volume

7

Document type

Journal article review

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Topic

  • Environmental Sciences

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 2059-4798