Vol. 8 No. 4 (2017)
Research Article

CURRENT MIGRATIONS INTO COASTAL ZONES OF BENIN: MOTIVES, ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES AND SOCIAL REALITIES

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  • Oscar TEKA,
  • Romeo Brice K. CHABI,
  • Mosunmola Lydia ADELEKE Mosunmola Lydia ADELEKE,
  • Joachim VOGT,
  • Caroline KRAMER,
  • Brice SINSIN
Oscar TEKA
University of Abomey-Calavi, Laboratory of Applied Ecology, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Abomey-Calavi, Benin
Romeo Brice K. CHABI
University of Abomey-Calavi, Laboratory of Biogeography, Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences, Abomey-Calavi, Benin
Mosunmola Lydia ADELEKE Mosunmola Lydia ADELEKE
The Federal University of Technology, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology, Akure, Nigeria
Joachim VOGT
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Regional Science (IfR), Kaiserstr. 12, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
Caroline KRAMER
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Geography and Geo-ecology (IfGG), Kaiserstr. 12, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
Brice SINSIN
University of Abomey-Calavi, Laboratory of Applied Ecology, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Abomey-Calavi, Benin

Published 2017-01-01

Keywords

  • Migration,
  • Coastal Districts,
  • Motivation,
  • Benin

How to Cite

TEKA, Oscar, Romeo Brice K. CHABI, Mosunmola Lydia ADELEKE Mosunmola Lydia ADELEKE, Joachim VOGT, Caroline KRAMER, and Brice SINSIN. 2017. “CURRENT MIGRATIONS INTO COASTAL ZONES OF BENIN: MOTIVES, ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES AND SOCIAL REALITIES”. European Journal of Geography 8 (4). https://eurogeojournal.eu/index.php/egj/article/view/317.

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Abstract

The main objective of this study is to analyze the migration into the coastal area of Benin and the related possible effects on the socio-economic and ecological environment. In total, 660 coastal household chiefs comprising 262 women and 405 men were interviewed. Semi-structured interviews were made with 32 notables and local authorities of the coastal Districts. The Analysis of Variance was applied in order to test the relationship between socio-demographic parameters and migration motives. Results showed that migrants are above people at working age. The gender offers a possibility of differentiated analysis. The searching
for jobs and training and family reasons are the main motives for migration into the coastal area. There is no significant relationship between ethnic groups and types of motivation (P=0.54). But there was a significant relationship between marital status and type of motivation (P=0.00). There is a significant relationship between gender and type of motivation (P<0.00). 

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