Understanding U.S. Internal Climate-related Migration
Research to Date and Implications for Planners
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22416626 |
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| Authors | Paromita Shome (0009-0005-1247-8217, University of Massachusetts, corresponding author), Omur Damla Kuru (0000-0002-9544-651X, University of Massachusetts), Elisabeth M Hamin Infield, Elisabeth Infield (University of Massachusetts) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Planning Literature (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0885-4122 • E-ISSN: 1552-6593 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/08854122261429510 |
| OpenAlex | W7135074578 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 53 |
Climate-related migration is likely to become important demographic data for urban planning, as climate impacts increase over this century. Our systematic literature review examines current scholarship on internal climate-related migration modeling, destinations, sending and receiving communities in the United States. Based on background articles plus 30 articles in the systematic literature review, we find that climate-related migrants mostly relocate to adjacent areas, and receiving communities experience socio-infrastructural hardships. Also, modeling is not yet precise enough for local planning use. But our findings do suggest which communities are most at risk of climate-related population change and suggest directions for future research.
Climate change · Internal migration · Population · Scholarship · Systematic review · Urban planning · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Disaster Management and Resilience · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
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