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

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dc.creatorSugden, Fraser
dc.creatorPunch, S.
dc.date2016
dc.date2017-01-11T06:02:10Z
dc.date2017-01-11T06:02:10Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:39:41Z
dc.descriptionThis 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.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/78673
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/162023
dc.languageen
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceSugden, 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)
dc.subjectecosystem services
dc.subjectwater harvesting
dc.subjectwater requirements
dc.subjectwater quality
dc.subjectwatersheds
dc.subjectwater use
dc.subjectwater yield
dc.subjectwater productivity
dc.subjectintensification
dc.subjectupstream
dc.subjectdownstream
dc.subjectstream flow
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectcrop yield
dc.subjectirrigation water
dc.subjectponds
dc.subjectsediment
dc.subjectagricultural production
dc.subjectdry season
dc.subjectonions
dc.subjectsustainable agriculture
dc.subjectecological factors
dc.subjectdecision support systems
dc.subjectsoil
dc.subjectassessment
dc.subjectsupplemental irrigation
dc.subjectnutrients
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectfood production
dc.subjectcalibration
dc.subjectriver basins
dc.subjectcase studies
dc.titleChanging aspirations, education, and migration: young people’s declining agroecological knowledge in rural Asia
dc.typeBook Chapter

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