Sustainable development and environmental management of small islands / edited by W. Beller, P. D Ayala, and P. Hein.

Papers from the Interoceanic Workshop on Sustainable Development and Environmental Management of Small Islands, held in Humacao, Puerto Rico on Nov. 3-7, 1986.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview : sustainable development and environmental management of small islands / Alison L Hess (12 p.). -- How to sustain a small island / William Beller (8 p.). -- Approach to islands / H.C Brookfield (12 p.). -- Economic problems and prospects of small islands / Philippe L Hein (8 p.). -- Managing small-island sustainability : toward a systems design / Jerome L McElroy (14 p.). -- Between Aldabra and Nauru / Philippe L Hein (20 p.). -- Sustainable development and environmental management of atolls / Jeff Liew (10 p.). -- Potential contribution of marine resources to sustainable development in small-island developing countries / Antony J Dolman (16 p.). -- Development of alternative energy systems for island communities / Patrick K Takahashi (16 p.).

Rational management of small Mediterranean islands : ecological and demographic evaluations / Giovanni Giavelli (28 p.). -- Islands of Greece / Nicolas Vernicos (28 p.). -- Sustainable development and environmental management : the case of the small Mediterranean island of Gozo / Anthony Macelli (14 p.). -- Ecological sustainability of economic growth in the Isle of Man / John Webster (14 p.). -- Changes that have affected the Breton Islands (Brittany-France): a study based on three examples: Batz, Ouessant, Groix / Louis Brigand (18 p.). -- Sustainable development and environmental management in Mauritius : or a tale of two birds / Rundheersing Bheenick (12 p.). -- Pacific Islands resource development and environmental management / Michael P Hamnett (32 p.). -- Environment and development planning in small Pacific Island countries / Te'o I.J Fairbairn (8 p.). -- Dilemma of tourism in Bali / G erard Francillon (6 p.). -- Islands in Japan / Takeo Nakajima (10 p.). -- Ecological environments of China's nearshore islands / Zhou Qiulin (16 p.). -- Challenges for sustainable development in small Caribbean Islands / Jerome L McElroy (18 p.). -- Development, forestry, and environmental quality in the eastern Caribbean / Ariel E Lugo (26 p.). -- Small islands with significant issues : case studies on environment and development along Canada's coasts / Arthur J Hanson (22 p.).

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