Beyond Sun and Sand : Caribbean Environmentalisms /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lynch, Barbara D. (Editor), Baver, Sherrie L. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Environmental Sciences.
Earth & Environmental Sciences.
Environmentalism.
Environmental policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Hispanic American Studies.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Sustainable Development.
Environnementalisme > Caraïbes (Region)
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Caraïbes (Region)
Environmentalism > Caribbean Area.
Environmental policy > Caribbean Area.
Caribbean Area.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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 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.

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