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

 
9789766402211: Global Change and Caribbean Vulnerability: Environment, Economy and Society at Risk
Softcover
ISBN 10: 9766402213 ISBN 13: 9789766402211
Publisher: University Press of the West Indies, 2009

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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About the Author

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.

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Publisher
University Press of the West Indies
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9766402213
ISBN 13 
9789766402211
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
410
Editor
McGregor Duncan F.M., Dodman David, Barker David