| Resource Sustainability and Caribbean Development | | | Editor:
| McGregor, Duncan F. M.
Barker, David
Lloyd Evans, Sally | | ISBN: | 978-976-640-067-5 | | Publication Date: | Aug 1998 | | Publisher: | University of the West Indies Press
| | Book Format: | Paperback | | List Price: | USD $55.00 | Book Description:
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Resource Sustainability and Caribbean Development follows on from Barker and McGregor's earlier edited volume "Environment and Development in the Caribbean: Geographical Perspectives" (1995) and aims "to focus more specifically on the theme of sustainability, and to examine research contributions of geographers to problems of sustainability in the Caribbean region . . .While the problems of environmental degradation have increased in recent decades, the...
More Description Resource Sustainability and Caribbean Development follows on from Barker and McGregor's earlier edited volume "Environment and Development in the Caribbean: Geographical Perspectives" (1995) and aims "to focus more specifically on the theme of sustainability, and to examine research contributions of geographers to problems of sustainability in the Caribbean region . . .While the problems of environmental degradation have increased in recent decades, the ability of Caribbean governments to cope with the consequences appears to have been eroded. There is, however, a growing recognition within the region of the need for development strategies that focus on the social needs of the people, yet simultaneously protect the fragile natural environment . . . It is hoped that the research presented here will serve to inform the wider research and decision-making community of the main problems associated with resource sustainability in the region, and of some of the major research directions crucial to the alleviation of these problems. Preface | |