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Emily Boyd

Emily Boyd

Professor, Docent

Emily Boyd

The migration-sustainability paradox : transformations in mobile worlds

Author

  • Maria Franco Gavonel
  • William Neil Adger
  • Ricardo Safra de Campos
  • Emily Boyd
  • Edward R. Carr
  • Anita Fábos
  • Sonja Fransen
  • Dominique Jolivet
  • Caroline Zickgraf
  • Samuel NA Codjoe
  • Mumuni Abu
  • Tasneem Siddiqui

Summary, in English

Migration represents a major transformation of the lives of those involved and has been transformative of societies and economies globally. Yet models of sustainability transformations do not effectively incorporate the movement of populations. There is an apparent migration-sustainability paradox: migration plays a role as a driver of unsustainability as part of economic globalisation, yet simultaneously represents a transformative phenomenon and potential force for sustainable development. We propose criteria by which migration represents an opportunity for sustainable development: increasing aggregate well-being; reduced inequality leading to diverse social benefits; and reduced aggregate environmental burden. We detail the dimensions of the transformative potential of migration and develop a generic framework for migration-sustainability linkages based on environmental, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability, highlighting identity and social transformation dimensions of migration. Such a model overcomes the apparent paradox by explaining the role of societal mobility in achieving sustainable outcomes.

Department/s

  • LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)

Publishing year

2021

Language

English

Pages

98-109

Publication/Series

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volume

49

Document type

Journal article review

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
  • Earth and Related Environmental Sciences

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1877-3435