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Beyond Sun and Sand : Caribbean Environmentalisms /
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...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
2006.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Beyond Sun and Sand : |b Caribbean Environmentalisms / |c edited by Sherrie L. Baver, Barbara Deutsch Lynch. |
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| 505 | 0 | |a 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 Valdes 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. | |
| 520 | |a 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. | ||
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| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
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| 650 | 7 | |a Environmental policy. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00913250 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a SOCIAL SCIENCE |x Ethnic Studies |x Hispanic American Studies. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a NATURE |x Environmental Conservation & Protection. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a BUSINESS & ECONOMICS |x Development |x Sustainable Development. |2 bisacsh | |
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| 650 | 6 | |a Environnement |x Politique gouvernementale |z Caraïbes (Region) | |
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| 650 | 0 | |a Environmental policy |z Caribbean Area. | |
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| 700 | 1 | |a Baver, Sherrie L., |e editor. | |
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