The Role of Environmental & Climate Issues in Utahns' Migration Decisions Along the Rural-Urban Continuum

Authors

Mufti Nadimul Quamar Ahmed, Utah State UniversityFollow
Jessica Ulrich-Schad, Utah State UniversityFollow
Jennifer E. Givens, Utah State UniversityFollow
Kirsten Vinyeta, Utah State UniversityFollow
Stacia Ryder, Utah State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Report

Publisher

Utah State University

Publication Date

1-2025

Funding Agency

USU College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHaSS), the USU Mountain West Center for Regional Studies, and from CHaSS Alumni, Jorrien & Tiera Peterson, and their company Made by Fell

First Page

1

Last Page

5

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Abstract

Human relocation from one place to another is not new.¹ People move within or beyond borders for short or long periods, either temporarily or permanently, and they factor multiple internal and external issues into their migration decisions. Along with economic, political, social, and demographic drivers, ^2,3 people may choose to migrate because of deterioration in their living and working environments.

Recommended Citation

Ahmed, Mufti Nadimul Quamar; Ulrich-Schad, Jessica; Givens, Jennifer E.; Vinyeta, Kirsten; and Ryder, Stacia, "The Role of Environmental & Climate Issues in Utahns' Migration Decisions Along the Rural-Urban Continuum" (2025). Utah People and Environment Poll (UPEP). Paper 15.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/canri_projects/15