WHAT THE EVIDENCE SAYS
Interviews on Mousuni Island under cyclones, flooding and erosion distinguish intrinsic reasons to stay, biding time before a possible move, and functional ways of remaining alongside more constrained forms. One household can express several motivations.
WHY IT MATTERS / OUR READ
Relocation and flood-protection policy should address people's actual alternatives, land, livelihoods, family roles and attachment to place. Remaining resident does not by itself prove resilience or being trapped.
CAVEATS / UNCERTAINTY
Context-specific qualitative research, not a representative population census or tested relocation intervention.
SOURCE
Sengupta · Regional Environmental Change · Mousuni interview study
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