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

Fry, Claudia LU ; Zickgraf, Caroline ; Boyd, Emily LU ; Jolivet, Dominique ; Siddiqui, Tasneem ; Fransen, Sonja ; Franco Gavonel, Maria ; Adger, Neil ; Fábos, Anita and Connaughton, Mark LU , et al. (2024) In Global Sustainability 7.
Abstract
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.
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Global Sustainability
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7
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Cambridge University Press
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2059-4798
DOI
10.1017/sus.2024.45
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English
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  abstract     = {{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.}},
  author       = {{Fry, Claudia and Zickgraf, Caroline and Boyd, Emily and Jolivet, Dominique and Siddiqui, Tasneem and Fransen, Sonja and Franco Gavonel, Maria and Adger, Neil and Fábos, Anita and Connaughton, Mark and Abu, Mumuni and Codjoe, Samuel and Safra De Campos, Ricardo}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{Cambridge University Press}},
  series       = {{Global Sustainability}},
  title        = {{Policy insights on the migration-sustainability nexus for urban governance.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/sus.2024.45}},
  doi          = {{10.1017/sus.2024.45}},
  volume       = {{7}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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