Sustainable development and environmental management of small islands
An examination of the effects of economic and sociological problems on the ecology of small islands with guidelines for their sustainable development and environmental management. Contributions to the volume come from a wide range of different environments and regions.
Print Book, English, 1990
UNESCO ; Parthenon Pub. Group, Paris, Park Ridge, N.J., 1990
Kongress Humacao 1986
xvi, 419 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
9780929858210, 9781850702672, 9789231026706, 0929858212, 1850702675, 9231026704
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How to sustain a small island; sustainable development and environmental management; the changes that have affected the Breton Islands; an approach to islands; the potential contribution of marine resources; planning for the environment for small Pacific island countries; cultural factors in small island development; rational management of small Mediterranean islands - ecological and demographic evaluations - Pacific islands resource development and environmental management; case studies on environment and development of small islands along Canada's coasts; economic problems of small islands; research opportunities; sustainable development and environmental management of atolls; development, forestry and environmental quality in the Eastern Caribbean; "sustainable development" and "environmental management" - the case of the small Mediterranean island of Gozo; challenges for sustainable development in small Caribbean islands; managing small island sustainability - toward a system design; islands in Japan; development of alternative energy systems for island communities; the islands of Greece; ecological sustainability of economic growth in the Isle of Man; the ecological environments of the islands of China.
Papers from the Interoceanic Workshop on Sustainable Development and Environmental Management of Small Islands, held in Humacao, Puerto Rico on Nov. 3-7, 1986