Population Displacement and Sustainable Development
The Significance of Environmental Sustainability in Refugee-Host Relationships in the Congo−Brazzaville Crises
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2308411 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Evarist Anu Mbakem (Northumbria University) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 363-377 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0021909615594306 |
| OpenAlex | W2531009461 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 14 |
The Republic of Congo experienced repeated outbreaks of armed conflicts between militiamen affiliated to three main political factions, which affected the socioeconomic fabrics of the Congolese society until late 2000. This paper examines the socioeconomic and environmental impact of interactions between the local population and forcibly displaced people from an environmental sustainability perspective. The findings hold that the impact of repeated political violence and associated livelihoods insecurity escalated resentment towards refugees regarded by some members of the local population as scroungers, despite their visible contribution toward innovative community projects. It is also shown here that although refugees' livelihoods initiatives were environmentally sustainable, institutional disregard and misrepresentations enhanced misleading interpretations and subjectivities. It is proposed therefore that environmental sustainability is one of the key ingredients in refugee−host relations
Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Livelihood · Political science · Politics · Population · Refugee · Socioeconomic development · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Ecology · Law
Green Development
Social Research
Key Concepts in Social Research
Applications of the disaster risk reduction approach to migration influenced by environmental change
The effect of environmental change on human migration
Strategies of Invisibilization
Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Urban Areas
Marginalization in Urban Spaces of the Global South
Urban Refugees in Nairobi
Livelihoods in Conflict
Forced Migration and the Anthropological Response
Global-Local Amazon Politics
Dealing with the Grey Contours
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |