Is Climate Change Slowing the Urban Escalator Out of Poverty? Evidence from Chile, Colombia, and Indonesia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 20(6)2023 03 10.
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| ID: mdl-36981774
ABSTRACT
While urbanization has great potential to facilitate poverty reduction, climate shocks represent a looming threat to such upward mobility. This paper empirically analyzes the effects of climatic risks on the function of urban agglomerations to support poor households' escape from poverty. Combining household surveys with climatic datasets, our analyses of Chile, Colombia, and Indonesia find that households in large metropolitan areas are more likely to escape from poverty, indicating better access to economic opportunities in those areas. However, climate shocks such as extreme rainfalls and high flood risks significantly reduce upward mobility, thus offsetting such benefits of urban agglomerations. The findings underscore the need to enhance resilience among the urban poor to allow them to fully utilize the benefits of urban agglomerations.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pobreza
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Mudança Climática
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Asia
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Chile
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Colombia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Environ Res Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos