Progressing vulnerability of the immigrants in an urbanizing village in coastal China

Xu, Jia; Takahashi, Makoto

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“…Some support centers should also be launched for immigrants regardless of the type of migration. Partnership with organizations trusted by immigrants can provide them with information about the language and cultural issues especially in climate change ( 18 , 21 , 30 ), racism, and xenophobia toward immigrants and refugees and help them to have adequate access to vital services such as health care ( 23 , 27 , 30 ). Furthermore, enough information should be provided to local people about immigrants and their problems to prevent racism, it can be said that these issues are the basis of social vulnerability in disasters for immigrants and refugees ( 18 , 19 , 23 ).…”

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“…Immigrants are considered to be temporary residents who lack membership in the society, hence the authorities do not feel responsible for the catastrophic problems of immigrants. This approach reduces the resilience of these people against socioeconomic and environmental shocks ( 12 , 21 ). Thus, there is a need for strengthening the social and communication networks of immigrants through communicating with charitable centers and organizations trusted by immigrants to provide health and care services for this group of people and disseminating information needed by immigrants, especially during disasters, based on the language and culture of this group of people ( 10 , 25 ).…”

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“…The most important problems faced by illegal immigrants are the exclusion of education, lack of primary health services, lack of water, electricity, and sanitary sewer system, vagrancy, lack of quality housing, poverty, and limited livelihood opportunities ( 24 , 27 , 28 ). Creating effective policies to protect these non-represented groups, actively promoting the integration of new immigrants with the local community, reforming the civil registration system and identifying illegal immigrants, and eliminating social prejudice are vital to reducing the vulnerability of immigrants ( 18 , 21 , 30 ). Registering employers’ violations can increase the trust and adaptation of immigrant communities ( 30 ).…”

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Social vulnerabilities among immigrants and refugees in emergencies and disasters: a systematic review

Doust Mohammadi,

Salmani,

Farahmandnia

2024

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundDue to cultural, economic, and societal factors, immigrants and refugees are pivotal groups in dealing with social vulnerability in disasters. Ignoring or inadequate attention to those groups in preparing for and responding to disasters and health emergencies could decrease the effectiveness of efforts. This article aims to identify the most basic social vulnerabilities among immigrants and refugees and provide effective solutions to alleviate or eliminate these vulnerabilities.MethodsThis systematic review was performed based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The main keywords include Social Vulnerabilities, Immigrants, Refugees, and Disasters. All articles published up to February 2023 were reviewed regardless of language and location. A total of 575 articles were extracted from SCOPUS, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, ProQuest, PubMed, EMBASE, and PsycINFO databases, and finally, 14 articles were selected for full-text analysis. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) was used to evaluate the quality of the selected articles.ResultsFourteen articles including 4 qualitative and 10 quantitative articles were selected and analyzed in this review. The findings showed: 1. According to the consensus of the studies, the most vulnerable people who need urgent care during an epidemic due to their special conditions are immigrants and refugees; 2. In most countries, no database provides reliable, up-to-date, and accurate statistics about these people; 3. Refugees usually hesitate to express their vulnerability and receive services due to the fear of deportation; and 4. The main challenges faced by refugees are socio-economic problems such as language problems, lack of emotional and social support, and living in crowded places.ConclusionConsidering the prevalence of migration among countries, it is essential to identify the social problems and vulnerabilities of immigrants and provide effective solutions to cope with their challenges, especially during crises and emergencies.Systematic review registrationhttps://clinicaltrials.gov/, identifier CRD42022371345.

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Social vulnerabilities among immigrants and refugees in emergencies and disasters: a systematic review

Doust Mohammadi,

Salmani,

Farahmandnia

2024

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“…To some extent, rebuilding can certainly reduce hazard exposure due to the new, reinforced buildings and infrastructure; however, reconstruction holds no value for the vulnerable floating population. Due to the governance of space dictated by the power and price determination in the market, the net result caused by such rebuilding is that the living space of marginal people is reduced, forcing their relocation and even pushing them into more hazardous environments (Xu and Takahashi 2021). If a dangerous place is the closest this population can get to economic opportunities with lower rents, marginal people will locate there almost regardless of the risk (Hardoy and Satterthwaite 1989).…”

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Urban Marginalization and the Declining Capacity for Disaster Risks in Contemporary China

Takahashi

2021

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Many disaster studies in the social sciences have so far pointed out that contemporary urbanization catalyzes the transformation of actual and potential risks into disasters. Compared with the greater attention paid to the losses of disasters, there is inadequate recognition of the roles of deep-seated social factors in addressing environmental changes and risks. In addition, very few discussions about social vulnerabilities have paid attention to China, even though they focus on developing countries. In the past four decades, China’s rapid urbanization, urban expansions, and large-scale rural-urban migration have led to increasing difficulties in urban management, generating a large number of marginalized populations and spaces that are often called urban villages. The current marginalization problems are connected with economic poverty, sustained exclusion, and social inequality under state-managed urbanization. This study aims to provide a valuable discussion on the relationship between rapid urbanization and urban marginalization to identify the underlying causes of social vulnerability from the perspectives of institution, space, and urban governance, reviewing the experiences of China’s urbanization. This study concludes that urbanization-induced marginalization has adverse impacts on structural resistance to external pressures such as natural disasters.

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“…Previous research into migrant populations around the world has noted the relationship between labor mobility, human capital accumulation, and regional development [6,7]. In China, scholars have conducted detailed analyses of the evolution and geographical patterns of migrant populations [8][9][10], the typical characteristics and distribution of migrant populations in coastal and inland areas [11,12], and the temporal and spatial characteristics of migrant populations in cities, suburbs, and fringe areas [13,14]. The extensive flow of labor is also accompanied by a large increase in the school-age migrant population, whose spatial distribution was first investigated in the 1960s [15,16].…”

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Spatiotemporal Differentiation of the School-Age Migrant Population in Liaoning Province, China, and Its Driving Factors

Song

Sun

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This study analyzed the spatiotemporal distribution and driving factors of the floating school-age population in Liaoning Province, China from 2008 to 2020 using county-level statistical education data combined with spatial autocorrelation and the multiscale geographically weighted regression model. The major findings are as follows. From 2008 to 2020, the distribution of the school-age migrant population exhibited obvious spatial imbalance characteristics both in terms of the number and proportion of school-age migrants. Specifically, the school-age migrant population was concentrated in the municipal districts of large and medium-sized cities and continued to increase over time in the suburbs of large and medium-sized cities. Over the past 12 years, the distribution of the school-age migrant population in Liaoning Province exhibited significant spatial autocorrelation. From the number of school-age migrants, the cold and hot spot area expanded. Conversely, from the proportion of school-age migrants, the cold and hot spot area decreased gradually, whereas the cold spot area became more diffuse. Regarding the driving factors, the quantity and quality of teaching staff, the quality of teaching equipment and conditions, and the quality of the education environment played a role in promoting or restraining the differentiation of the school-age migrant population in Liaoning Province. Moreover, the degree of influence of the driving factors exhibited substantial spatial differences.

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Progressing vulnerability of the immigrants in an urbanizing village in coastal China

Cited by 7 publications

References 18 publications

Social vulnerabilities among immigrants and refugees in emergencies and disasters: a systematic review

Social vulnerabilities among immigrants and refugees in emergencies and disasters: a systematic review

Urban Marginalization and the Declining Capacity for Disaster Risks in Contemporary China

Spatiotemporal Differentiation of the School-Age Migrant Population in Liaoning Province, China, and Its Driving Factors

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