9789766407056 - The Greening of Saint Lucia: Economic Development and Environmental Change in the West Indies von Walters, Bradley B. (3 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. illustrated edition. 207 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. Based on the results of a long-term, field-based research project that began in 2006, The Greening of Saint Lucia applies a novel research methodology for human-environment research to study the rural landscape of Saint Lucia alongside findings derived from.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Saint Lucia's rural landscape is more forested today than at any time in at least seventy-five years (probably much longer). This change is profoundly significant given widespread efforts to achieve sustainable development on small-island states like Saint Lucia. Yet, this seemingly good-news story runs contrary to most conventional narratives about the worsening state of the environment in the Caribbean and elsewhere. How did this remarkable change come about What role did government, the private sector and other actors play in this What are the links between this environmental change and wider changes in the Saint Lucian economy, politics and society Is there more to this story than meets the eye These questions are explored in this interdisciplinary study of changing human-environment relations since the Second World War.