Migration and Environmental Change in Morocco [electronic resource] : In search for Linkages Between Migration Aspirations and (Perceived) Environmental Changes / by Lore Van Praag, Loubna Ou-Salah, Elodie Hut, Caroline Zickgraf.

Chapter 1. Introduction (Lore Van Praag) -- Chapter 2. Applying Insights of Theories of Migration to the Study of Environmental Migration Aspirations (Lore Van Praag) -- Chapter 3. Environmental Change and Migration in Morocco: What Has Been Done So Far? (Lore Van Praag and Loubna Ou-Salah) -- Chapter 4. Research Context and Methods (Lore Van Praag and Elodie Hut) -- Chapter 5. Perceptions and Explanations of Environmental Change in Morocco (Lore Van Praag) -- Chapter 6. How Environmental Change Relates to the Development of Adaptation Strategies and Migration Aspirations (Lore Van Praag) -- Chapter 7. The Nexus Between Environmental Changes, Culture of Migration, and Migration Aspirations (Lore Van Praag) -- Chapter 8. Connecting Environmental Changes, Migration Causality, and Transnational Practices. Insights from the Moroccan Diaspora in Belgium (Elodie Hut and Caroline Zickgraf) -- Chapter 9. How Environmental Changes Result in Migration Aspirations and Other Adaptation Strategies of Moroccan Inhabitants and Migrants in Belgium (Lore Van Praag).

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This open access book studies the migration aspirations and trajectories of people living in two regions in Morocco that are highly affected by environmental change or emigration, namely Tangier and Tinghir, as well as the migration trajectories of immigrants coming from these regions currently living in Belgium. This book departs from the development of a new theoretical framework on the relationship between environmental changes and migration that can be applied to the Moroccan case. Qualitative research conducted in both countries demonstrate how the interplay between migration and environmental factors is not as straightforward as it seems, due to its wider social, political, economic, demographic and environmental context. Findings show how existing cultures of migration, remittances, views on nature and discourses on climate change create distinct abilities, capacities and aspirations to migrate due to environmental changes. The results illustrate how migration and environmental factors evolve gradually and mutually influence each other. In doing so, this book offers new insights in the ways migration can be seen as an adaptation strategy to deal with environmental change in Morocco.