Global Change and Caribbean Vulnerability: Environment, Economy and Society at Risk

ISBN 10: 9766402213 / ISBN 13: 9789766402211

Edité par University Press of the West Indies, 2009

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• Titre: Global Change and Caribbean Vulnerability: Environment, Economy and Society at Risk
• Éditeur: University Press of the West Indies
• Date de parution: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 9766402213
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9789766402211
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

This collection highlights how current research is addressing rapid change in the Caribbean region, both that being forced by global warming and by population growth. Among the areas covered are climate change, sustainable food production systems, urban planning and community development, and coastal management.

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Duncan McGregor is Senior Lecturer in the Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. David Dodman is Researcher in Human Settlements and Climate Change at the International Institute for Environment and Development, London, and was formerly a Lecturer in Human Geography, Department of Geography and Geology, University of the West Indies, Jamaica. David Barker is Professor of Geography and Head, Department of Geography and Geology Department, University of the West Indies, Jamaica. He is editor of Caribbean Geography and President of the Jamaican Geographical Society.