Using Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to Identify Indicators of Potential Mass Migration Events
Abstract
Migrant movement is based on a desire to satisfy human needs. Migrants feel that they have a better chance of satisfying their needs at a different location than their current one. Mass migration events involve large numbers of people making this same determination near simultaneously. Analyzing historic mass migration events enables the identification of real world conditions that negatively impact the ability of large numbers of individuals to satisfy their needs. Those conditions and the political, social, and economic environment surrounding them affect the characteristics of mass migration events. Identifying those events and environmental factors in past events allows one to search for those same events and factors in the current environment. Finding them leads to the ability to anticipate mass migration events and their characteristics before they happen. The ability to anticipate these events can mitigate loss of life, improve security, and result in more efficient resource usage.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 23, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1017743
Entities
People
- Reginald Iii E. Johnson
Organizations
- Joint Forces Staff College