| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 210 pages) |
| Contents |
Issues and movements. The political ecology of paradise / Sherrie L. Baver and Barbara Deutsch Lynch -- Environmental movements in the Caribbean / Francine Jácome -- The political ecology of sun and sand. Paradise sold, paradise lost : Jamaica's environment and culture in the tourism marketplace / Marian A.L. Miller -- Historical contentions and future trends in the coastal zones : the environmental movement in Puerto Rico / Manuel Valdés Pizzini -- The struggle for sustainable tourism in Martinique / Maurice Burac -- Behind the beach : productive landscapes and environmental change. Puerto Rico : economic and environmental overview / Neftali García-Martinez [and others] -- Seeking agricultural sustainability : Cuban and Dominican strategies / Barbara Deutsch Lynch -- "Ni una bomba mas :" reframing the Vieques struggle / Katherine T. McCaffrey and Sherrie Baver -- Risky environments and the Caribbean diaspora. Environmental justice for Puerto Ricans in the northeast : a participant-observer's assessment / Ricardo Soto-Lopez -- Environmental risk and childhood disease in an urban working-class Caribbean neighborhood / Lorraine C. Minnite and Immanuel Ness -- Conclusion : toward a Creole envrionmentalism / Barbara Deutsch Lynch |
| Summary |
Filtered through the lens of the North American and European media, the Caribbean appears to be a series of idyllic landscapes-sanctuaries designed for sailing, diving, and basking in the sun on endless white sandy beaches. Conservation literature paints a similarly enticing portrait, describing the region as a habitat for endangered coral reefs and their denizens, parrots, butterflies, turtles, snails, and a myriad of plant species. In both versions, the image of the exotic landscape overshadows the rich island cultures that are both linguistically and politically diverse, but tr |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-189) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Environmental policy -- Caribbean Area
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Environmentalism -- Caribbean Area
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Sustainable Development.
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NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- Hispanic American Studies.
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Environmental policy
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Environmentalism
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Caribbean Area
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Baver, Sherrie L., editor.
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Lynch, Barbara D., editor.
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| ISBN |
0813537525 |
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9780813537528 |
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0813536537 |
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9780813536538 |
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9786611316570 |
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6611316574 |
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