Environmental Planning in the Caribbean
Environmental Planning in the Caribbean

Author: Janet Momsen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-12-05

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 1351939580

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Illustrated by case studies from both smaller nations - such as Carriacou, Barbados and St Lucia - and larger countries - including Cuba, Mexico and Jamaica - this volume brings together leading writers on environmental planning in the Caribbean to provide an interdisciplinary contemporary critical overview. They argue that context is central to the practice of environmental planning in this region. Rather than focusing on a deterministic colonial geography and history, the contributors propose that, whilst a wide range of foreign planning influences can be felt in different contexts, environmental planning emerges in specific settings, through the fluid interaction between local and global relations of power. A number of chapters explore the effects of external discourses upon the region, while others examine discourses on Western-style democracy and tourism. Other important themes covered include participatory planning, urban planning, physical development planning, pest management, sustainable development, water pollution, conservation and ecotourism.

Resources, Planning and Environmental Management in a Changing Caribbean
Resources, Planning and Environmental Management in a Changing Caribbean

Author: David Barker

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9789766401344

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This volume reports on contemporary research by geographers and others into resource management and planning issues in the Caribbean region. The common theme is the search for developmental strategies that focus on social and economic needs without further deterioration of the resource base.

Caribbean Environment Outlook
Caribbean Environment Outlook

Author: Sherry Heileman

Publisher: UNEP/Earthprint

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9280725262

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Special edition for the Mauritius International Meeting for the 10-year Review of the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States

Natural Resource Management for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean
Natural Resource Management for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean

Author: Ivan Goodbody

Publisher: Canoe Press (IL)

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13: 9789768125767

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At the International Earth Summit convened in Rio de Janeiro in 1994, all nations of the world were mandated to protect the environment for the benefit of present and future generations. This collection introduces the reader to the major issues involved in the management of a number of resources critical to Caribbean development. The chapters discuss the sustainability of water, fisheries and agriculture in the region from a variety of perspectives. Particular emphasis is also given to the use of energy, recreation and coastal resource management and their impact on the fragile ecosystem. The book makes a contribution to the ongoing debate of sustainable environmental management within the region and the world.