Open AccessGreenhouse Gas, Increasing Coastal Activity and Development: the Equation for Martinique’s Ecological Pressures at Issue
Author(s) -
Pascal Saffache,
Yoann Pélis
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
etudes caribéennes/études caribéennes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1961-859X
pISSN - 1779-0980
DOI - 10.4000/etudescaribeennes.663
Subject(s) - martinique , ecology , grasp , geography , west indies , economy , history , economics , ethnology , biology , engineering , software engineering
According to certain environmentalists, developmental logistics contain numerous contradictions and remarkable contrasts between ecology on the one hand and economy on the other. At a time of ‘major planetary challenges’ (Hulot, 2005), it is difficult to grasp what the ecological charge of Caribbean insular society is formed of. Martinique is in the heart of this debate for it is one of the richest and most developed islands in the entire Caribbean region. However, such developm..