scholarly journals Patterns and Factors of Natural Hazard Induced Out-migration from Meghna Estuarine Islands of Bangladesh

GeoScape ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rezwan Siddiqui
Keyword(s):  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Human Migration ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Migration Decision ◽  
River Bank ◽  
Income Sources ◽  
Migration Behaviour ◽  
Household Migration ◽  
Climatic Scenario ◽  
Estuarine Region

Abstract Migration behaviour of the Inhabitants of Meghna Estuarine region has been affected by several social, economic and natural causes. This migration has been thought as a part of social behaviour in this region. It has been predicted in several international researches that, human migration is going to be the worst possible effect triggered by the changing climatic scenario (IPCC, 2007). Natural hazards are also very much responsible for human migration. Purpose of this research is to find out the pattern and factors of natural hazards induced outmigration in Meghna Estuarine Islands of Bangladesh. In this empirical research, primary data has been collected through threestage socioeconomic survey. From this research it has been seen that, natural hazards like river bank erosion, saline tide, flood, cyclone, storms cause extreme havoc to the life and livelihood of the inhabitants of Meghna Estuary islands. Many of these situations force inhabitants to migrate temporarily or permanently. Indirectly these hazards also affects migration behaviours by affecting natural resources and income sources of inhabitants of this region. Natural hazards have two types of effect on migration behaviour; one is forcing rapid migration by riverbank erosion, cyclone etc. and the other is making situations for slow migration decision by disturbing the regular economic, social and environmental system. Two types of outmigrations are prominent in these islands; permanent household migration and partial migration – and these migration behaviours have been influenced by natural hazards of these study areas.

scholarly journals Perception of Natural Hazards in Rural Areas: A Case Study Examination of the Influence of Seasonal Weather

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Rudge Ramos Ribeiro ◽  
Samia Nascimento Sulaiman ◽  
Michelle Bonatti ◽  
Stefan Sieber ◽  
Marcos Alberto Lana
Keyword(s):  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Rainy Weather ◽  
The Social ◽  
Time Of Year ◽  
Ranking Order

A series of factors affect the social perception of hazards in a rural context. This article analyzes how weather conditions influence farmers’ perceptions of natural hazards. In order to understand the relationship between time of year/season and farmers’ concerns about hazards, this study was undertaken. The methodology was based on surveys done to obtain a base-collection of primary data, as well as a meteorological and production analysis using secondary data. A case study of small coffee farms was carried out in a Brazilian municipality with questionnaires applied during the dry season in 2016 and the rainy season in 2017. The results indicate that drought is the main hazard identified by farmers in both weather seasons. Although there were some changes in perceptions observed, the ranking order of the main hazards did not change over the dry and rainy weather seasons.

The Information Communication Technology, Social Media, International Migration and Migrants’ Relations with Kin in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 002190962096014
Author(s):  
Olayinka Akanle ◽  
OA Fayehun ◽  
S Oyelakin
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
International Migration ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Information Communication Technology ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Migration Decision ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Kinship Networks ◽  
International Migrants

Studies abound on international migration and remittances across the world and studies are particularly not lacking on the subject in Africa. There are however few studies on the moderating roles of information communication technology (ICT) and social media in the relationships among international migration, remittances and relationships in Sub-Saharan Africa. This article examines the dimension of ICT and social media in migration studies. This is an aspect that has often been ignored and overlooked even though ICT and social media have great contributions in the international migration process particularly as migrants and relatives in sending and receiving countries both have the primary experience. Research objectives include: reasons for emigration; information technology/social media used by migrants and their kin as they relate across spaces; and how ICT affects relationships of kin and international migrants. Secondary data were gathered through journals, books, documents and reliable Internet sources. Primary data were gathered in Ibadan, Nigeria in 2018 through 30 in-depth interviews analysed through content analysis. Findings reveal the nature of ICT used by international migrants and their kin and purpose of utilization and the effects of ICT on international migration, remittances and kinship networks. The article presents detailed data, narratives, interpretations and implications of relationships among international migration, ICT/social media and kinship networks. This article argues that ICT/social media is central to international migration decision-making, access of migrants and kin to social forces and factors motivating international migration, and it is very important to how migrants and kin maintain and/or weaken relationships and access to remittances and utilization.

scholarly journals Analisis Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Keputusan Migrasi Commuter di Kabupaten Demak

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-353
Author(s):  
Ahmad Shidiq
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Migration Decision ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Rural Regions ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Positive Effect

Fenomena migrasi sangat mewarnai di beberapa negara berkembang, termasuk di berbagai daerah di Indonesia. Di Indonesia terutama banyak tenaga kerja yang berasal dari daerah pedesaan mengalir ke daerah perkotaan, Salah satunya dari Kabupaten Demak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi keputusan migrasi commuter di Kecamatan Karangtengah Kabupaten Demak antara lain adalah pendapatan pendidikan, pekerjaan daerah asal, jumlah tanggungan serta status perkawinan. Dalam penelitian ini menggunakan data primer melalui instrumen kuesioner terhadap sampel yaitu sebanyak 89 responden, dan menggunakan data sekunder yaitu data dari instansi-instansi terkait serta literatur buku. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Kecamatan Karangtengah Kabupaten Demak. Analisi yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah binary logistic regression. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pendapatan berpengaruh negatif dan signifikan terhadap keputusan migrasi commuter, pendidikan berpengaruh positif dan tidak signifikan terhadap keputusan migrasi commuter, pekerjaan di daerah asal berpengaruh positif dan tidak signifikan terhadap keputusan migrasi commuter, jumlah tanggungan daerah asal berpengaruh negatif dan tidak signifikan terhadap keputusan migrasi commuter, status perkawinan berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap keputusan migrasi commuter. The phenomenon of migration is very coloring in some developing countries , including in the various regions in Indonesia . In Indonesia especially many workers coming from rural regions flowed into the urban area, One of Demak District. This study aims to determine the factors that influence the decision of commuter migration in Sub Karangtengah Demak district include the earnings of education, employment areas of origin, number of dependents and marital status. In this research, using primary data through a questionnaire on the sample of 89 respondents, and using secondary data is data from relevant agencies and literature books. This research was conducted at Sub Karangtengah, Demak District. The analysis used in this study is a binary logistic regression. The results showed that the income a significant negative effect on the migration decision commuter, education has positive and not significant to the migration decision commuter, work in the area of origin has positive and not significant to the migration decision commuter, number of dependents homelands negative and not significant to decision commuter migration, marital status and significant positive effect on the decision commuter migration.

scholarly journals Natural hazards and their impact on rural settlements in NE Romania – A cartographical approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 765-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgiana Vaculisteanu ◽  
Mihai Niculita ◽  
Mihai Ciprian Margarint
Keyword(s):  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Back Analysis ◽  
Bank Erosion ◽  
Frequency Variation ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
River Bank ◽  
River Bank Erosion ◽  
Erosion Processes ◽  
Digital Elevation

Abstract Natural hazards are the most significant threats in rural areas of Romania, while landslides, floods and bank river erosion are the geomorphological processes that impose the greatest risk in the Moldavian Plateau. We have identified 189 of disappeared, displaced and partially affected villages (in the area between Siret and Prut Rivers), using old cartographic materials as primary tool, and overlapping them with the present situation: ortophoto imagery and LiDAR derived high-resolution Digital Elevation Models (DEMs). The main natural hazards that affected the settlements were landslides (63%), floods (26%) and river bank erosion processes (11%) and in 19% of the cases the settlement completely disappeared. We also present seven study cases, three for landslides, three for floods and one for river bank erosion in order to detail how these natural hazards impacted the physical environment of the settlements. In the Moldavian Plateau the mentioned natural hazards played an important role in the dynamics of the settlement network, with variations induced mainly by the socio-political characteristics and not necessarily by the frequency variation of the natural hazard events. Such studies are needed in order to depict the vulnerability and risk scenarios, especially for the back-analysis, but also considering that future climate changes might impose changes in hazard, vulnerability and risk associated to settlements.

scholarly journals Marketing and Value Addition of Artemisia Annua Species and Other Potential Medicinal Plants in Southern Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gezehagn Gesese Gelgelo ◽  
Solomon Erifo Nunie ◽  
Tsegaye Bekele Mekonnen ◽  
Kendisha Soekardjo Hintz
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Artemisia Annua ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Stevia Rebaudiana ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
Value Addition ◽  
Income Sources

Abstract Background: Medicinal plants play a pivotal role in the traditional medicine system in Ethiopia. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, domestic demand for medicinal plants has increased, particularly for Artemisia annua species. However, coupled with the secrecy nature in medicinal plant utilization, knowledge regarding marketing and value addition of medicinal plants is lacking in the literature. The objective of the present market study was to investigate the marketing and value addition of Artemisia annua and other major medicinal plants in selected towns of Southern Ethiopia. Methodology: Primary data were collected using questionnaire, focus group discussions, and personal observations with producers and traders. Marketing benefits of the potential medicinal plants were captured by total return and marketing margins. Result: The major medicinal plants in Chencha area were Artemisia annua, Stevia rebaudiana, and Silybum marianum, Echinops kebericho and Silene macrosolen Steud are widely used in Tula and Hawassa; Ocimum tenuiflorum and Ruta graveolens were found in Basha area, while Zehneria scabra was found in Chencha and Basha. The above-mentioned medicinal plants are used to treat various illnesses, while generating income to the local communities. The marketing or profit margins of the value-added products indicated a share of 28.6%, 14.36%, 14.31%, and 42.73% for producers, local collectors, and traders in Arbaminch and Addis Ababa, respectively. Conclusion: Up scaling the cultivation and commercialization of these medicinal plants has the potential to maintain the public health while providing alternative income sources for local communities in Ethiopia. In an effort to capture local value addition of medicinal plants, processing materials, market outlets, and road infrastructures should be improved.

The dietary diversity and rural households’ nutrition security in itang special district, Gambella, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 333-338
Author(s):  
Chayot Gatdet Deng ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Income Sources ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Special District ◽  
Study District ◽  
Consumption Survey

The malnutrition is pervasive are in the Itang special district of Gambella region. The children, elder, pregnant women, disabilities and other disadvantageous members of the households were extremely malnourished in the district. The main aim of this study was to assess dietary diversity and the rural households’ nutrition security in Itang special district. The study was carried out in Itang Special District among the rural households. It had collected the primary data through households’ consumption survey, key informants interview and body mass index. Then, the descriptive statistics mainly frequency and percentage were used to analyze the data via SPSS version 20. The field result revealed that about 54%, 40% and 6% of the rural households have low, medium and high dietary diversity in the district. Similarly, about 53%, 35%, 5% & 7% of the rural households were underweight, normal, obese & overweight respectively in the district. There was a low dietary diversity and high prevalence of underweight among the rural households in the study district. Thus, the Office of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the district, together with the health office have to provide the capacity building training on awareness of diversification of the income sources and credits facilities in Itang special district.

Rural Non-Farm Employment in Punjab: Nature, Pattern, and Determinants

2020 ◽  
pp. 95-103
Keyword(s):  
Logit Model ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Head Of Household ◽  
Income Sources ◽  
Size Number

The nature, extent, and pattern of rural non-farm employment were evaluated based on primary data collected from 400 rural households in the two districts of Punjab. The results witnessed considerable variations in the pattern of farm and non-farm income sources among sample rural households. The results of the Logit model found gender, age of the head of household, level of education, the value of farm and non-farm assets, workforce participation rate, distance from the nearest town, household size, number of dependents, and lower caste dummy significantly affected participation in rural non-farm employment activities in the sample districts.

Integration of remote sensing and geographical information system (GIS) for prediction of natural hazards in Hoa Binh province

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-166
Author(s):  
Nguyễn Ngọc Thạch
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Information System ◽  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Bank Erosion ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Climate Condition ◽  
Power Station ◽  
River Bank ◽  
North West ◽  
Hoa Binh

Locating in North West direction of the Hanoi capital, Hoa Binh is a mountainous province with multitypes of landform and climate condition Thehydroelectric power station (n Hoa Binh was built on the Da river, supplying annually about 9 billion kW/hour of electric power, but it also causes a lotof effects to lower parts of the dam such as flooding, river bank erosion, etc...

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