Changing aspirations, education, and migration: young people’s declining agroecological knowledge in rural Asia

This chapter explores the interrelationships between economic change and environmental issues, by showing how aspiration, education, and migration are variously connected to a loss of agroecological knowledges for rural young people. It reviews a series of case studies from Vietnam, India, and China...

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Main Authors: Sugden, Fraser, Punch, S.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78673
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description This chapter explores the interrelationships between economic change and environmental issues, by showing how aspiration, education, and migration are variously connected to a loss of agroecological knowledges for rural young people. It reviews a series of case studies from Vietnam, India, and China on the implications for rural youth of changed aspirations and ecological and economic stress. The economic and cultural pressures of globalization mean young people increasingly aspire for a life outside of agrarian- and natural resource-based livelihoods. A consequence of this change has been the migration of young people to urban centers and a drive for families to invest in education. Thishasfar reaching consequences for communities.Those who stay behind face an increased labor burden, and economic pressures can be aggravated when the promise of improved livelihoods outside is notrealized. The chapter also points to the negative implications of these changed aspirations on the intergenerational transfer of agroecological knowledge. Thus, in relation to issues of environment and development, the chapter considers why this complex set of relationships between aspiration, education, and migration is important in the context of children and young people’s lives.
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spelling CGSpace786732023-06-08T20:28:06Z Changing aspirations, education, and migration: young people’s declining agroecological knowledge in rural Asia Sugden, Fraser Punch, S. ecosystem services water harvesting water requirements water quality watersheds water use water yield water productivity intensification upstream downstream stream flow climate change crop yield irrigation water ponds sediment agricultural production dry season onions sustainable agriculture ecological factors decision support systems soil assessment supplemental irrigation nutrients food security food production calibration river basins case studies This chapter explores the interrelationships between economic change and environmental issues, by showing how aspiration, education, and migration are variously connected to a loss of agroecological knowledges for rural young people. It reviews a series of case studies from Vietnam, India, and China on the implications for rural youth of changed aspirations and ecological and economic stress. The economic and cultural pressures of globalization mean young people increasingly aspire for a life outside of agrarian- and natural resource-based livelihoods. A consequence of this change has been the migration of young people to urban centers and a drive for families to invest in education. Thishasfar reaching consequences for communities.Those who stay behind face an increased labor burden, and economic pressures can be aggravated when the promise of improved livelihoods outside is notrealized. The chapter also points to the negative implications of these changed aspirations on the intergenerational transfer of agroecological knowledge. Thus, in relation to issues of environment and development, the chapter considers why this complex set of relationships between aspiration, education, and migration is important in the context of children and young people’s lives. 2016 2017-01-11T06:02:10Z 2017-01-11T06:02:10Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78673 en Limited Access Sugden, Fraser; Punch, S. 2016. Changing aspirations, education, and migration: young people’s declining agroecological knowledge in rural Asia. In Nicola, A.; Natascha, K.; Tracey, S. (Eds.). Geographies of global issues: change and threat. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.483-499. (Geographies of Children and Young People 8)
spellingShingle ecosystem services
water harvesting
water requirements
water quality
watersheds
water use
water yield
water productivity
intensification
upstream
downstream
stream flow
climate change
crop yield
irrigation water
ponds
sediment
agricultural production
dry season
onions
sustainable agriculture
ecological factors
decision support systems
soil
assessment
supplemental irrigation
nutrients
food security
food production
calibration
river basins
case studies
Sugden, Fraser
Punch, S.
Changing aspirations, education, and migration: young people’s declining agroecological knowledge in rural Asia
title Changing aspirations, education, and migration: young people’s declining agroecological knowledge in rural Asia
title_full Changing aspirations, education, and migration: young people’s declining agroecological knowledge in rural Asia
title_fullStr Changing aspirations, education, and migration: young people’s declining agroecological knowledge in rural Asia
title_full_unstemmed Changing aspirations, education, and migration: young people’s declining agroecological knowledge in rural Asia
title_short Changing aspirations, education, and migration: young people’s declining agroecological knowledge in rural Asia
title_sort changing aspirations education and migration young people s declining agroecological knowledge in rural asia
topic ecosystem services
water harvesting
water requirements
water quality
watersheds
water use
water yield
water productivity
intensification
upstream
downstream
stream flow
climate change
crop yield
irrigation water
ponds
sediment
agricultural production
dry season
onions
sustainable agriculture
ecological factors
decision support systems
soil
assessment
supplemental irrigation
nutrients
food security
food production
calibration
river basins
case studies
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