Sustainable Development and Environmental Management of Small Islands (Man and the Biosphere Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1850702675 ISBN 13: 9781850702672

Publisher: CRC Press, 1990

Synopsis

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.

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Synopsis

The "Man and the Biosphere" series provides data on the interaction between man and the environment. The series represents some of the central findings to emerge from the 15-year "Man and the Biosphere" research programme initiated by UNESCO and supported by scientists from over 100 nations. The books in this series all focus on environmental issues of immediate international concern, and they demonstrate the way in which many environmental factors have important implications both for economics and for sociology. The book examines the effects of economic and sociological problems on the ecology of small islands, and provides guidelines for their sustainable development and environmental management. Contributions to the volume come from a wide range of different environments and regions.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1850702675
• ISBN 13: 9781850702672
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 420
• Editor: Beller W., D'Ayala P.