Sustainable Development and Environmental Management of Small Islands

orig.boards Corner bumped. Good. Textual graphs & tables. 24x15cm, xvi,419 pp., Series : Man and the Biosphere Series, v. 5 "Written by thirty experts, this text is aimed directly at people who involve themselves in the affairs of small islands- scientifically or politically . The authors wield the disciplines of economics, ecology, geography, anthropology, and environmental sciences in order to help solve the problems facing small islands. The first part of the book addresses issues relating islands in general, the second section presents case studies of particular islands and island groups. The final part coalesces the first two sections into recommendations for specific geographic regions" - Publisher's description. Papers include: How to Sustain a Small Island; Between Aldabra and Nauru; Sustainable Development & Environmental Management of Atolls; ; The Changes That Have Affected the Breton Islands (Brittany-France): A Study Based on Three Examples: Batz, Ouessant, Groix; etc.