How do population movements fit within the framework of systemic risk?
This article explores the complementary ways in which movements matter for systemic risk considerations, namely as: 1) a dynamic force that shapes exposure, vulnerability and resilience to disasters across places and scales; 2) a feature and consequence of disasters that has the potential to amplify, extend and prolong the impacts of hazards, and 3) a lifeline for people and societies worldwide, whose disruption has significant implications on systemic risk globally.
The notion of systemic risk highlights the complexities of, and the interconnections between, social phenomena and factors that often make it difficult to piece together linear causal chains that lead to specific impacts. The article concludes that human mobility should not be understood as a negative impact that must be prevented and mitigated but as a positive phenomenon which enablement and protection a will lead to positive resilience outcomes and the reduction of risks.
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