Executive summary Increases in global mean surface temperature are projected to result in
continued permafrost degradation and coastal degradation (high confidence), increased …

The resettlement of communities has occurred throughout time from a variety of drivers.
More recently, relocation from climate change impacts has emerged in policy frameworks …

Resettlement is a governmental program with inherent spatial effects in that it drives the
rearrangement of capital, labour, and land, and seeks to render people and space more …

For most developing countries at risk of disasters and climate change, adopting structural
measures to reduce disaster risks remain a challenge. This paper presents findings of a …

The permanent relocation of persons from areas threatened by environmental stress is
widely seen within the international humanitarian sector as problematic due to negative …

Poverty alleviation resettlement (PAR) is China's largest-ever resettlement program and one
of China's flagship poverty alleviation initiatives. Resorting to this state-led conversation and …

The concept of resilience and, more explicitly, livelihood resilience, is gaining attention
within academia and global development. Measuring livelihood resilience and …

Based on survey data collected from five counties across southern Shaanxi, China, the
present study employs a multinomial logistic model to explore the main factors related to the …

The concepts of resilience and sustainability are becoming popular in disaster planning and
management. However, there is an absence of mutual considerations of the two concepts …

To reduce the threat of natural disasters, protect natural resources, and promote human
wellbeing, Shaanxi Province, China has implemented the largest disaster resettlement …