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Guadeloupe --- History --- Congresses --- Martinique --- French Guiana --- America --- Relations --- West Indies [French ]
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-Caribbees --- Lesser Antilles --- West Indies --- -Regional disparities --- -Antilles, Lesser --- Regional planning --- Regional development --- State planning --- Human settlements --- Land use --- Planning --- City planning --- Landscape protection --- Government policy --- Antilles, Lesser --- Caribbees --- Economic conditions --- Regional disparities. --- Theses --- Regional planning - Antilles, Lesser. --- AMERIQUE --- AMENAGEMENT ET DEVELOPPEMENT DU TERRITOIRE REGIONAL --- ANTILLES
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Plantations in literature --- Group identity --- Plantations --- Plantations --- Identité collective --- Congresses --- Congresses. --- Congresses --- Congresses --- Congrès
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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 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 trapped in a global economy that offers few options for development. Popular depictions also overlook the reality that the region is fraught with environmental problems, including water and air pollution, solid waste mismanagement, destruction of ecosystems, deforestation, and the transition from agriculture to ranching. Bringing together ten essays by social scientists and activists, Beyond Sun and Sand provides the most comprehensive exploration to date of the range of environmental issues facing the region and the social movements that have developed to deal with them. The authors consider the role that global and regional political economies play in this process and provide valuable insight into Caribbean environmentalism. Many of the essays by prominent Caribbean analysts are made available for the first time in English.
Environmental policy -- Caribbean Area. --- Environmentalism -- Caribbean Area. --- Environmental policy --- Environmentalism --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Environmental Sciences --- Environmental movement --- Social movements --- Anti-environmentalism --- Sustainable living --- E-books --- Greenwashing
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À l'heure où le développement durable est désormais ancré dans de multiples sphères scientifiques, économiques et politiques, cet ouvrage interroge les spécificités avérées ou supposées de ce concept dans les petits espaces insulaires (PEI). Suite aux objectifs fixés lors du Sommet de la Terre de Rio (1992) renouvelés lors de la Conférence de Maurice (2005), les thèmes du tourisme durable, des ressources côtières et marines, de la biodiversité, de l'énergie et des changements climatiques en milieu insulaire s'inscrivent en effet parmi les préoccupations permanentes des gouvernements concernés et des organisations internationales. Loin de présenter un modèle générique ou une solution unique, cet ouvrage collectif analyse les possibilités de préserver ces espaces fragiles en fonction de leurs spécificités physiques, géographiques, politiques, socio-économiques, culturelles... Les entrées de l'ouvrage sont multiples, consacrées à des terrains et des problématiques variés et complémentaires. Des Açores à la Réunion, des Antilles aux Baléares, qu'elles soient riches ou pauvres, situées au Sud ou au Nord, indépendantes ou reliées à une lointaine métropole, les îles sont ici décrites dans toute leur variété, apportant des éléments concrets de réflexion sur les perspectives de mise en œuvre du développement durable dans les PEI.
Sustainable development --- Islands --- Economic aspects --- Isles --- Islets --- Landforms --- tourisme --- agriculture --- île --- insularité --- aménagement du territoire --- protection de l’écosystème --- conservation de la nature --- politique de développement --- gestion de l’environnement --- ressources naturelles --- développement économique
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