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Does Air Pollution Cause Residents Of New Delhi, India To Migrate Internationally?, Snigdha Basu
Does Air Pollution Cause Residents Of New Delhi, India To Migrate Internationally?, Snigdha Basu
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Delhi, India, and the surrounding cities of Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, and Ghaziabad consistently rank among the world's most polluted cities. For many parts of the year, air pollution levels are so high as to cause significant harm to human health, economy and the environment. Despite overwhelming evidence of the severity and consequences of air pollution, institutional measures to control it remain insufficient.
There is growing evidence that environmental degradation has the potential to generate migration of people out of affected areas. However, the links between environmental factors and migration are complex, with migration often being a result of interactions between …