Book ID: 89224
Romero, Aldemaro and Sarah E. West (eds.)
Environmental Issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. 2005. XXI, 299 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
This book is a non-technical, interdisciplinary collection of 12essays, each of which uses natural or social science methods. The essaysanalyze 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 andapproach 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.