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Climate Change, Migration and Megacities: Addressing the Dual Stresses of Mass Urbanization and Climate Vunerability

Author : Miles DePaul | 2012
Published By: Paterson Review of International Affairs

The article assesses the dual stresses that climate change and climate-induced migration are imposing on megacities in developing and emerging market countries. The article draws on two cases, Bangladesh and India, to illustrate the forces that are causing involuntary mobility from rural to urban areas and the consequent stresses that megacities like Mumbai will experience.

URL : 20131017061024.pdf

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