TY - BOOK ID - 207703 TI - Environmental Issues in Latin America and the Caribbean AU - Romero, Aldemaro. AU - West, Sarah E. PY - 2005 SN - 1280461373 9786610461370 1402037740 1402037732 9048169607 PB - Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Environmental degradation KW - Environmental protection KW - Conservation of natural resources KW - Latin America KW - Caribbean Area KW - Environmental conditions. KW - Conservation of resources KW - Natural resources KW - Natural resources conservation KW - Resources conservation, Natural KW - Natural resources conservation areas KW - Environmental quality management KW - Protection of environment KW - Environmental sciences KW - Applied ecology KW - Environmental engineering KW - Environmental policy KW - Environmental quality KW - Degradation, Environmental KW - Destruction, Environmental KW - Deterioration, Environmental KW - Environmental destruction KW - Environmental deterioration KW - Natural disasters KW - Conservation KW - Caribbean Free Trade Association countries KW - Caribbean Region KW - Caribbean Sea Region KW - West Indies Region KW - Asociación Latinoamericana de Libre Comercio countries KW - Neotropical region KW - Neotropics KW - New World tropics KW - Spanish America KW - Pollution. KW - Environmental sciences. KW - Regional planning. KW - Ecology. KW - Environmental management. KW - Nature Conservation. KW - Pollution, general. KW - Environment, general. KW - Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning. KW - Environmental Management. KW - Conservation of nature KW - Nature KW - Nature protection KW - Protection of nature KW - Conservation biology KW - Endangered ecosystems KW - Natural areas KW - Environmental stewardship KW - Stewardship, Environmental KW - Management KW - Balance of nature KW - Biology KW - Bionomics KW - Ecological processes KW - Ecological science KW - Ecological sciences KW - Environment KW - Environmental biology KW - Oecology KW - Population biology KW - Regional development KW - Regional planning KW - State planning KW - Human settlements KW - Land use KW - Planning KW - City planning KW - Landscape protection KW - Environmental science KW - Science KW - Chemical pollution KW - Chemicals KW - Contamination of environment KW - Environmental pollution KW - Pollution KW - Contamination (Technology) KW - Asbestos abatement KW - Bioremediation KW - Factory and trade waste KW - Hazardous waste site remediation KW - Hazardous wastes KW - In situ remediation KW - Lead abatement KW - Pollutants KW - Refuse and refuse disposal KW - Ecology KW - Government policy KW - Environmental aspects KW - Environment. KW - Urban planning. KW - Ecology . KW - Nature conservation. KW - Cities and towns KW - Civic planning KW - Land use, Urban KW - Model cities KW - Redevelopment, Urban KW - Slum clearance KW - Town planning KW - Urban design KW - Urban development KW - Urban planning KW - Art, Municipal KW - Civic improvement KW - Urban policy KW - Urban renewal UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:207703 AB - This book is a non-technical interdisciplinary collection of 12 essays, each of which uses natural or social science methods. The essays analyze a representative set of environmental issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. They consider problems at international, regional, national, and local levels and examine current and historical environmental policy. The essays are organized according to theme and approach into five parts: -conservation challenges; -national policies, local communities, and rural development; -market mechanisms for protecting public goods; -public participation and environmental justice; -the effects of development policies on the environment. Contributors are researchers from Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the United States. Audience This book serves as a reader for undergraduates or master’s students in interdisciplinary courses, a rich source of case studies for courses within one discipline, and an example of cutting-edge analyses for the educated reader interested in environmental issues in general or specific to the region. ER -