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Landscape, land-change & well-being in the Lesser Antilles : case studies from the coastal villages of St. Kitts and the Kalinago Territory, Dominica

Stancioff, Charlotte Eloise, author

Overview

This research investigates the changing landscape and land use in two case studies of the coastal villages of St. Kitts and the Kalinago Territory of Dominica. By integrating human and ecological aspects of agrarian landscapes, this research analyzes how land degradation or land change impacts cultural ecosystem services, that ultimately disrupts community wellbeing. First, as a primary goal, the research focus is established together with local communities or stakeholders, identifying both direct and indirect causes of landscape change. Second, by using a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods, but grounded in local participation, the research indicates that landscape change never happens in a vacuum but rather, it is always a part of a larger socio-political context and historical background that must be considered. In both case studies, there remains emphasis on the tangible, as results not only lead to new directions in landscape research but also deliverables used by community stakeholders for continued land sustainability.

• Publisher: Sidestone Press
• Subject: Landscape changes Social aspects Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts. / Landscape changes Social aspects Dominica. / Land use Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts. / Land use Dominica.
• ISBN: 9789088905865, 908890586X

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
GF526.S736 2018	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE