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BL
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1003073
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b757443
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| Title & Author
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Environmental issues in Latin America and the Caribbean /\ edited by Aldemaro Romero and Sarah E. West.
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| Publication Statement
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Dordrecht, Netherlands :: Springer,, 2005.
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1 online resource (xxi, 299 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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| ISBN
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1280461373
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: 1402037732
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: 1402037740
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: 6610461376
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: 9781280461378
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: 9781402037733
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: 9781402037740
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: 9786610461370
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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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| 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.
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Conservation of natural resources-- Caribbean Area.
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Conservation of natural resources-- Latin America.
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Environmental degradation-- Caribbean Area.
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Environmental degradation-- Latin America.
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Environmental protection-- Caribbean Area.
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Environmental protection-- Latin America.
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Conservation of natural resources.
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Ecology.
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Environmental degradation.
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Environmental protection.
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Environnement.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Environmental Policy.
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SCIENCE-- Environmental Science (see also Chemistry-- Environmental)
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Sciences de la terre.
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Ecology.
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Environment, general.
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Environment.
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Environmental management.
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Environmental sciences.
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Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.
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Nature conservation.
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Regional planning.
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Caribbean Area, Environmental conditions.
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Latin America, Environmental conditions.
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Caribbean Area.
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Latin America.
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| Dewey Classification
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363.70098
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| LC Classification
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GE160.L29E586 2005eb
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| NLM classification
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X171clc
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| Added Entry
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Romero Díaz, Aldemaro.
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West, Sarah E., (Sarah Elizabeth),1969-
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