Abstract
This chapter discusses and exemplifies the use of a mobile methodology to study the relations between environmental change and human mobility. A mobile methodology allows for a situated and grounded understanding of what it means to move in the context of environmental change; as to how decisions are made and how journeys take shape. The chapter proceeds in discussing ways to increase the interdisciplinary character of a mobile methodology. In particular, drawing on a study done in Bangladesh, it explores the use of connecting grounded experiences of environmental changes with Earth Observation satellite data to obtain a deeper understanding of the interplay between socio-political and environmental factors shaping land-change and mobility decisions. The chapter ends by reflecting on the limits of a mobile methodology; How far can researchers go in tracing trajectories and grounded experiences? And what can be done to make this method more ethically sound?
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Handbook of Research Methods in Migration |
| Subtitle of host publication | Second Edition |
| Editors | William L. Allen, Carlos Vargas-Silva |
| Publisher | Edward Elgar |
| Pages | 258-265 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781800378032, 9781800378032 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781800378025 |
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| Publication status | Published - Oct 2024 |