A Diversity of Migration and Land Couplings: An Introduction to the Special Issue “Migration and Land” by Birgit Schmook, Lindsey Carte, Claudia Radel, Mariel Aguilar-Støen

“…Human migration and land are inherently connected, as people move from, through, and to places with diverse land processes and systems [...]…”
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Nous n’avons pas toujours été seuls. by Jacques Lévy

“…La datation est en milliers d’années. Source : « Human Migration », Wikipedia, http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Map-of-human-migrations.jpg . …”
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Short Note: Human Footprints found in Central Mexico could be at least 40,000 years old by A. M. Soler-Arechalde, J. Urrutia-Fucugauchi, A. Gogichaishvili, A. L. Martin-del-Pozo

“…Recent studies from genetics of human populations and discoveries of new occupation sites have challenged the conventional model and earlier time framework of the earliest human migration into the American continent. Paleomagnetic analyses of a volcanic ash layer near Valsequillo, central Mexico, yields strong evidence of early arrival of humans in America.…”
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Genetic diversity and population structure of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in the Peruvian jungle by Maxy B. De los Santos, Ivonne Melissa Ramírez, Jorge E. Rodríguez, Peter Beerli, Hugo O. Valdivia

“…This finding reveals the important distribution of parasite populations and suggests a possible colonization event between ecoregions of the highland and lowland Peruvian jungle independently of recent human migration.…”
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Convergent trends and spatiotemporal patterns of Aedes-borne arboviruses in Mexico and Central America. by Bernardo Gutierrez, Darlan da Silva Candido, Sumali Bajaj, Abril Paulina Rodriguez Maldonado, Fabiola Garces Ayala, María de la Luz Torre Rodriguez, Adnan Araiza Rodriguez, Claudia Wong Arámbula, Ernesto Ramírez González, Irma López Martínez, José Alberto Díaz-Quiñónez, Mauricio Vázquez Pichardo, Sarah C Hill, Julien Thézé, Nuno R Faria, Oliver G Pybus, Lorena Preciado-Llanes, Arturo Reyes-Sandoval, Moritz U G Kraemer, Marina Escalera-Zamudio

“…Virus diffusion patterns observed across the country are likely driven by multiple factors, including mobility linked to human migration from Central towards North America. Considering Mexico's geographic positioning displaying a high human mobility across borders, our results prompt the need to better understand the role of anthropogenic factors in the transmission dynamics of Aedes-borne arboviruses, particularly linked to land-based human migration.…”
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The Resilient Metropolis: Planning in an Era of Decentralization by Thomas J. Vicino

“…Key themes are centered on socio-spatial processes that drive the uneven growth, the economic globalization of cities and the pursuant human migration, and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. …”
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Suketu Mehta, This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant’s Manifesto, Vintage, London, 2021, pp. 304, $27.14 (Hardcover), ISBN 9781529112955 by Sevket Akyildiz

“…To analyse this and investigate the critical political, economic, social and environmental factors that motivate the migrants to uproot and move abroad requires a balanced researcher to understand and explain the historical and colonial influence on human migration and someone sympathetic to the immigrants and the receiving societies.…”
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The Figure of the “Climate Refugee” in Inger Elisabeth Hansen’s Å resirkulere lengselen: avrenning foregår (2015) by Jenna Coughlin

“… ABSTRACT: This article addresses the Norwegian response to global climate change and increased human migration through an analysis of the figure of the “climate refugee” in Inger Elisabeth Hansen’s 2015 poetry collection, Å resirkulere lengselen, avrenning foregår. …”
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Geography, Islands and Migration in an Era of Global Mobility by Russell King

“…The ‘mobilities turn’ in migration studies recognizes the diversification in motivations and time-space regimes of human migration. After brief reviews of island studies and of migration studies, and the power of geography to capture and distil the interdisciplinarity and relationality of these two study domains, the paper explores various facets of the generally intense engagement that islands have with migration. …”
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MIGRATION AND RELIGIOUS SOCIALIZATION IN NIGERIA: THE FULANIZATION DILEMMA by Peter O. O. Ottuh, Onos G. Idjakpo

“…This study investigates the links between human migration and religious socialization in Africa, particularly Nigeria. …”
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Migratory Patterns and Population Redistribution in China’s Zhoushan Archipelago in the Context of Rapid Urbanization by Wenze Yue, Shuangshuang Qiu, Huan Zhang, Jiaguo Qi

“…China’s rapid urbanization has not only resulted in significant economic development but has also introduced various social problems and encouraged human migration. Chinese islands are not immune to these changes. …”
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Exploring cultural identity in diasporic space in Sam Selvon’s The Lonely Londoners, Timothy Mo’s Sour Sweet, and Hanif Kureishi’s The Buddha of Suburbia by Chia, Nicole Marie U

“…Human migration is no foreign concept within the international landscape and is a distinctive characteristic of today’s globalized world. …”
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Transmission intensity and Plasmodium falciparum diversity on the northwestern border of Thailand. by Paul, R, Hackford, I, Brockman, A, Muller-Graf, C, Price, R, Luxemburger, C, White, N, Nosten, F, Day, K

“…Possible reasons for this observation are discussed, with particular attention paid to human migration and multidrug resistance.…”

Structural feasibility of iso shipping containers for core-dwelling housing by Tan, Cher Siang, Alain, Nussbaumer

“…The increment of the magnitude and frequency of natural disasters and mass human migration activities around the world has pushed the needs of rapid construction for post-disaster reconstruction and re-urbanization. …”

Genetic Relatedness of Indigenous Ethic Groups in Northern Borneo to Neighboring Populations from Southeast Asia, as inferred from Genome-wide SNP Data by Chee Wei Yew, Mohd. Zahirul Hoqu, Jacqueline Pugh-Kitingan, Alexander Minsong, Christopher Lok Yung Voo, Julian Ransangan, Sophia Tiek Ying Lau, Xu Wang, Woei Yuh Saw, Twee Hee Ong, Yik

“…This report contributes to addressing the paucity of genetic data on representatives from this strategic region of ancient human migration event(s).…”
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Chagas disease: from bush to huts and houses. Is it the case of the Brazilian amazon? by José Rodrigues Coura, Angela Cristina Verissimo Junqueira, Marcio Neves Boia, Octavio Fernandes

“…Two of the major problems facing the Amazon - human migration from the other areas and uncontrolled deforestation - constitute the greatest risk for the establishment of endemic Chagas disease in this part of Brazil. …”
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MIGRAÇÃO, TRÁFICO DE PESSOAS E TRABALHO DOMÉSTICO by Natália Ramos

“…The human migrations become nowadays more complex, feminized, qualified, internationalized and individualized. …”
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Human Mobility and the Longue Durée: The Prehistory of Global Migration Law by Jacqueline Bhabha

“…The long history of human migration sets the stage for a probing engagement with current migration law and the challenges of bringing it into alignment with contemporary needs and rights. …”
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A theological perspective on migrants and migration focussing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) by Botha, Nico A.

“…The specific focus in the paper is on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) which constitutes a very complex situation of human migration from neighbouring countries to South Africa. …”
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'London calling': the experiences of international social work recruits working in London by Hanna, Sue, Lyons, Karen

“…Findings demonstrate that, as well as being a challenging professional and work experience, this form of labour mobility is a profound life event for most ISWs and, as with human migration in other fields and countries, entails a complex social, emotional and cultural transition.…”
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