Environmental issues in Latin America and the Caribbean /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Aldemaro Romero and Sarah E. West.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Dordrecht, Netherlands :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2005.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xxi, 299 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, maps
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Preliminaries; Contents; 1. In the Land of the Mermaid; 2. Conserving the Pines of Guadalupe and Cedros Islands, Mexico; 3. Biodiversity Conservation in Bolivia; 4. Peasant, Environment and Maize "Modernization" in Zacapoaxtla, oaxtla, Mexico, 1974-1982; 5. Planting Trees, Building Democracy; 6. Market-Based Policies for Pollution Control in Latin America; 7. A Deeper Solution for the International Commons; 8. Eco-Labeling in Latin America; 9. Public Prosecutors and Environmental Protection in Brazil; 10. Democracy by Proxy; 11. Economic Progress in the Countryside, Forests, and Public Policy.
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12. Environmental Implications of Cuba's Development Strategy during the Special PeriodIndex.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Containing 12 essays, this book analyzes environmental issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is organized into: conservation challenges; national policies, local communities, and rural development; market mechanisms for protecting public goods; public participation and environmental justice; and the effects of development policies.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
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Springer
Stock Number
978-1-4020-3773-3
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Environmental issues in Latin America and the Caribbean.
International Standard Book Number
9781402037733
PIECE
Title
Springer e-books
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Conservation of natural resources-- Caribbean Area.
Conservation of natural resources-- Latin America.
Environmental degradation-- Caribbean Area.
Environmental degradation-- Latin America.
Environmental protection-- Caribbean Area.
Environmental protection-- Latin America.
Conservation of natural resources.
Ecology.
Ecology.
Environment, general.
Environment.
Environmental degradation.
Environmental management.
Environmental protection.
Environmental sciences.
Environnement.
Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.
Nature conservation.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Environmental Policy.
Regional planning.
SCIENCE-- Environmental Science (see also Chemistry-- Environmental)