Patrick Sakdapolrak
Universität Wien
H-index: 28
Europe-Austria
Professor Information
University | Universität Wien |
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Position | Department of Geography and Regional Research |
Citations(all) | 4204 |
Citations(since 2020) | 2891 |
Cited By | 2174 |
hIndex(all) | 28 |
hIndex(since 2020) | 24 |
i10Index(all) | 49 |
i10Index(since 2020) | 38 |
University Profile Page | Universität Wien |
Research & Interests List
Climate Migration
Translocality
Resilience
Livelihoods
Top articles of Patrick Sakdapolrak
The impact of migration on culturally-embedded and subjective perceptions of habitability in a context of environmental change: A case study from Northern Ghana
Environmental change is increasingly challenging the habitability of places around the world, particularly with regard to resource-dependent rural areas in the Global South. Apart from objectively measurable, bio-physical indices, it is likewise important to look at individual and group-specific perceptions of habitability, which are embedded in their respective socio-cultural context (s). Migration as a well-established household risk diversification strategy has the potential to increase people’s adaptive capacity, their well-being, and can shape the way people perceive the habitability of places. This study utilizes a human-centered approach in order to unravel the impacts of migration on culturally-embedded and subjective perceptions of habitability in a rural community in Northern Ghana which faces increasing pressure of environmental changes. Based on qualitative empirical research, we utilize place attachment, social status, and community cohesion as exemplary socio-cultural dimensions with particular relevance in this specific local context to showcase 1) the subjectivity and cultural embeddedness of habitability perceptions and 2) the respective potential of migration to influence such perceptions to both positive and negative ends. Positive migration impacts on the underlying socio-cultural context (s) can serve to undergird (collective) responsibility and adaptive action towards improving local habitability in parallel to encouraging efforts that strive to maintain cultural integrity. Integrating this knowledge in future habitability assessments can pave the way for context-sensitive and locally-adjusted resilience-building strategies that take the …
Authors
Jan Niklas Janoth,Mumuni Abu,Patrick Sakdapolrak,Harald Sterly,Simon Merschroth
Journal
ERDKUNDE
Published Date
2024/4/11
The limits of migration as adaptation. A conceptual approach towards the role of immobility, disconnectedness and simultaneous exposure in translocal livelihoods systems
Migration can strengthen adaptation to climate change. The potential of migration-as-adaptation builds on a world of intensifying global mobility and global connectedness and the increasing possibility of geographically spreading risks. But what if mobility is impeded and connectivity disrupted? And what happens if geographically distant places face risks simultaneously due to the global and systemic character or multiplicity of crises? This paper points to fundamental gaps in research on migration-as-adaptation, which largely neglects the questions of adaptation limits. It argues that an understanding of the limits of migration-as-adaptation needs to address (1) migration as an inherent feature of social systems under stress, (2) the unequal and contested nature of adaptation goals, and (3) immobility, disconnectedness and simultaneous exposure as the core mechanisms that limit the adaptive potential of migration …
Authors
Patrick Sakdapolrak,Marion Borderon,Harald Sterly
Journal
Climate and Development
Published Date
2024/2/7
Translocal social resilience dimensions of migration as adaptation to environmental change
There is growing recognition of the potential of migration to contribute to climate-change adaptation. Yet, there is limited evidence to what degree, under what conditions, for whom, and with which limitations this is effectively the case. We argue that this results from a lack of recognition and systematic incorporation of sociospatiality—the nested, networked, and intersectional nature of migration-as-adaptation. Our central objective is to utilize the translocal social-resilience approach to overcome these gaps, to identify processes and structures that shape the social resilience of translocal livelihood systems, and to illustrate the mechanisms behind the multiplicity of possible resilience outcomes. Translocal livelihood constellations anchored in rural Thailand as well as in domestic and international destinations of Thai migrants serve as illustrative empirical cases. Data were gathered through a multisited and mixed …
Authors
Patrick Sakdapolrak,Harald Sterly,Marion Borderon,Simon Bunchuay-Peth,Sopon Naruchaikusol,Kayly Ober,Luise Porst,Till Rockenbauch
Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published Date
2024/1/16
Building climate resilience through migration in Thailand
Thailand is particularly vulnerable to droughts and floods. The country has experienced a number of extreme-weather events in recent years, including severe flooding in 2011 that inundated Bangkok and large tracts of central Thailand for weeks, as well as an extended period of drought in 2015–2016 that was the worst seen in decades.These types of events affect the country as a whole, but rural, agrarian communities in the poor and dry Northeast region can be considered particularly lacking in resilience to environmental changes. There is little evidence to date that climate or environmental factors clearly and directly prompt migration, however environmental and especially climate risks play important roles in destabilizing rural agricultural livelihoods. These risks, in turn, increase the likelihood for some household members to migrate, as it becomes increasingly difficult for them to earn a living. This is a significant consideration, given that about 30 percent of the Thai workforce is employed in an agricultural sector dominated by small-scale family farms. But instead of merely an escape route, migration can also be a way for households to proactively guard themselves against increasing effects of climate change on local environments and livelihoods.
Authors
Patrick Sakdapolrak,Harald Sterly
Journal
Jahrbuch Migration und Gesellschaft/Yearbook Migration and Society| Volume 4
Published Date
2023/8/31
Evaluating migration as successful adaptation to climate change: Trade-offs in well-being, equity, and sustainability
The role of migration as one potential adaptation to climate change is increasingly recognized, but little is known about whether migration constitutes successful adaptation, under what conditions, and for whom. Based on a review of emerging migration science, we propose that migration is a successful adaptation to climate change if it increases well-being, reduces inequality, and promotes sustainability. Well-being, equity, and sustainability represent entry points for identifying trade-offs within and across different social and temporal scales that could potentially undermine the success of migration as adaptation. We show that assessment of success at various scales requires the incorporation of consequences such as loss of population in migration source areas, climate risk in migration destination, and material and non-material flows and economic synergies between source and destination. These dynamics and …
Authors
Lucy Szaboova,William Neil Adger,Ricardo Safra de Campos,Amina Maharjan,Patrick Sakdapolrak,Harald Sterly,Declan Conway,Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe,Mumuni Abu
Journal
One Earth
Published Date
2023/6/16
What we know and do not know about reciprocal pathways of environmental change and migration: Lessons from Ethiopia
Linkages between environmental change and migration can be reciprocal: declining environmental conditions can trigger people to leave a place, while the movement of people to certain places can have implications for the natural environment and may enhance conflict risks. Although a growing body of research has enriched our knowledge on these two main directions of influence, including the role of conflict, research on dynamic linkages between environmental out-migration and degradation through in-migration is virtually lacking. To fill this gap, we have developed a conceptual framework and have outlined specific pathways of environmental change, migration, immobility, and resource use conflicts. We focus on reciprocal linkages to understand the mechanisms through which environmental change contributes to out-migration and how in-migration, in turn, may contribute to changes in the environment and resource use conflicts. The framework and corresponding pathways are based on our empirical research on resource-dependent rural communities in Ethiopia, which we have embedded in a broader Global South perspective. We identified the following four specific pathways of change: first, environmental change increases migration needs, primarily through declining agricultural production and food insecurity, with financial means and migration experiences being key factors enabling migration. Second, environmental change increases migration needs but hampers migration abilities through care responsibilities and lack of financial resources. This lack inhibits migration and leads to involuntary immobility. Third, migration to rural …
Authors
Kathleen Hermans,Charlotte Wiederkehr,Juliane Groth,Patrick Sakdapolrak
Journal
Ecology and Society
Published Date
2023
Unresolved issues in regional economic resilience: Conceptual ways forward
Regional economic resilience (RER) remains the state-of-the-art concept in economic geography to investigate regional development in times of disturbance. We seek to contribute to a transformative notion of RER, which unfolds in light of global environmental change. In our review of conceptual and empirical RER applications, we reveal three unresolved issues: a focus on firms rather than diverse actors, trivial reflections on social–ecological interdependencies, and the need for more fluid understandings of socio-spatial relations. Based on these insights from neighboring geographical disciplines, we provide concrete propositions for theoretical enhancement to make RER fit for purpose.
Authors
Leonard Kwhang-Gil Lemke,Patrick Sakdapolrak,Michaela Trippl
Journal
Progress in Human Geography
Published Date
2023/10
Impeded migration as adaptation: COVID-19 and its implications for translocal strategies of environmental risk management
In the debates over environmental impacts on migration, migration as adaptation has been acknowledged as a potential risk management strategy based on risk spreading and mutual insurance of people living spatially apart: migrants and family members that are left behind stay connected through a combination of financial and social remittances, joint decision-making and mutual commitment. Conceptualizing migration as adaptation through the lens of translocal livelihood systems enables us to identify the differentiated vulnerabilities of households and communities. COVID-19 and the restrictions on public life and mobility imposed by governments worldwide constituted a complex set of challenges for translocal systems and strategies, especially in the Global South. Focusing on examples, we highlight two points: first, the COVID-19 crisis shows the limits of migration and translocal livelihoods for coping with, and adapting to, climate and environmental risks. Second, as these restrictions hit on a systemic level and affect places of destination as well as origin, the crisis reveals specific vulnerabilities of the translocal livelihood systems themselves. Based on the translocal livelihoods approach, we formulate insights and recommendations for policies that move beyond the narrow, short-term focus on the support of migrant populations alone and address the longer-term root causes of the vulnerabilities in translocal livelihoods systems.
Authors
Gunnar Stange,Raffaella Pagogna,Harald Sterly,Patrick Sakdapolrak,Marion Borderon,Benjamin Schraven,Diogo Andreola Serraglio
Journal
ASEAS-Advances in Southeast Asian Studies
Published Date
2023
Professor FAQs
What is Patrick Sakdapolrak's h-index at Universität Wien?
The h-index of Patrick Sakdapolrak has been 24 since 2020 and 28 in total.
What are Patrick Sakdapolrak's top articles?
The articles with the titles of
The impact of migration on culturally-embedded and subjective perceptions of habitability in a context of environmental change: A case study from Northern Ghana
The limits of migration as adaptation. A conceptual approach towards the role of immobility, disconnectedness and simultaneous exposure in translocal livelihoods systems
Translocal social resilience dimensions of migration as adaptation to environmental change
Building climate resilience through migration in Thailand
Evaluating migration as successful adaptation to climate change: Trade-offs in well-being, equity, and sustainability
What we know and do not know about reciprocal pathways of environmental change and migration: Lessons from Ethiopia
Unresolved issues in regional economic resilience: Conceptual ways forward
Impeded migration as adaptation: COVID-19 and its implications for translocal strategies of environmental risk management
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are the top articles of Patrick Sakdapolrak at Universität Wien.
What are Patrick Sakdapolrak's research interests?
The research interests of Patrick Sakdapolrak are: Climate Migration, Translocality, Resilience, Livelihoods
What is Patrick Sakdapolrak's total number of citations?
Patrick Sakdapolrak has 4,204 citations in total.