The University of the West Indies Press
Environment and Development in the Caribbean
David Barker, Duncan F.M. McGreogor
Environment and Development in the Caribbean
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Language
English
ISBN
9789766400071
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: A Geographical Focus for Environment and Development in the Caribbean
Coastal Zone Resource Management
Chapter 2: The Impact of Thermal Effluent Discharge on the Barbados Southern West Coast
Chapter 3: Bahamian Blue Holes: Windows on the Past, Resources for the Future
Chapter 4: Wetland Resource Rehabilitation for Sustainable Development in the Eastern Caribbean
Tourism and Development Planning
Chapter 5: Sustainable Tourism in the Caribbean
Chapter 6: Tourism Development in Small Islands: St Maarten/St Martin and Bermuda
Chapter 7: The Cost of Housing in a Tourist Economy: The US Virgin Islands
Natural Hazards and Disaster Management
Chapter 8: Disaster Mitigation and Cost-Benefit Analysis: Conceptual Perspectives
Chapter 9: Tropical Cyclone Activity within the Caribbean Basin since 1500
Chapter 10: Landslides in Jamaica: Extent, Significance and Geological Zonation
Chapter 11: Evaluating Landslide Hazard for Land Use Planning: Upper St Andrew, Jamaica
Land Resources and Development Planning
Chapter 12: Soil Erosion, Environmental Change and Development in the Caribbean: A Deepening Crisis?
Chapter 13: Coastal Development and Geomorphological Processes: Scotland District, Barbados
Chapter 14: Drainage and Irrigation Projects in Guyana: Environmental Considerations
National Parks In Jamaica: Problems And Prospects
Chapter 15: Implementing a National Park System for Jamaica: The PARC Project
Chapter 16: The Cockpit Country: A World Heritage Site?
Chapter 17: Farming on the Fringe: Small-Scale Agriculture on the Edge of the Cockpit Country
Index
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