In harm's way: Non-migration decisions of people at risk of slow-onset coastal hazards in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: Non-migration is an adaptive strategy that has received little attention in environmental migration studies. We explore the leveraging factors of non-migration decisions of communities at risk in coastal Bangladesh, where exposure to both rapid- and slow-onset natural disasters is high. We apply the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to empirical data and assess how threat perception and coping appraisal influences migration decisions in farming communities suffering from salinization of cropland. This study consists of data collected through quantitative household surveys (n = 200) and semi-structured interviews from four villages in southwest coastal Bangladesh. Results indicate that most respondents are unwilling to migrate, despite better economic conditions and reduced environmental r

SUBMITTER: Mallick B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8651874 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature