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2. Implementing low-cost landslide risk reduction: a pilot study in unplanned housing areas of the Caribbean
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Anderson,Malcolm (Author), Holcombe,Liz (Author), Flory,Rob (Author), and Renaud,Jean-Philippe (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Dec 2008
- Published:
- Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Natural Hazards
- Journal Title Details:
- 47(3) : 297-315
- Notes:
- Landslides pose a serious physical and environmental threat to vulnerable communities living in areas of unplanned housing on steep slopes in the Caribbean. Some of these communities have, in the past, had to be relocated, at costs of millions of dollars, because of major slides triggered by tropical storm rainfall. Even so, evidence shows that: (1) risk reduction is a marginal activity; (2) there has been minimal uptake of hazard maps and vulnerability assessments and (3) there is little on-the-ground delivery of construction for risk reduction. This article directly addresses these issues by developing a low-cost approach to the identification of the potential pore pressure changes that trigger such slides.
3. Methodology for benefit-cost analysis of seismic codes
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Peterson,Jomari (Author) and Small,Mitchell J. (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Sep 2012
- Published:
- Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Natural Hazards
- Journal Title Details:
- 63(2) : 1039-1053
- Notes:
- A benefit-cost analysis was performed on varying levels of standard buildings codes for Haiti and Puerto Rico. It was found that in the two areas studied, the expected loss of life was reduced the most by use of high seismic building code levels, but lower levels of seismic building code were more cost-effective when considering only building damages and the costs for code implementation.
4. Reform of the national police and the construction Democratic in Haiti
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Fortin,Isabelle (Author) and Pierre,Yves-Francois (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Language:
- French
- Publication Date:
- Mar 2011
- Published:
- Ottawa, Canada: University of Ottawa
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d'etudes du developpement
- Journal Title Details:
- 32(1) : 64-78
- Notes:
- The recurrence of violence in Haiti since February 1986 has generated strong demands for reforms to the security and justice system, in the broader context and process of democratic construction. Important transformations have been implemented, but certain factors have hampered change. Challenges include an institutional culture that resists certain changes, weak links between the police and justice, inadequate support from international actors, and a deeply constraining economic context.
5. Still Trembling: State Obligation Under International Law to End Post-Earthquake Rape in Haiti
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Davis,Lisa (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Apr 2011
- Published:
- Coral Gables, FL: University of Miami
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- University of Miami Law Review
- Journal Title Details:
- 65(3) : 867-892
- Notes:
- Examines how post-earthquake conditions in Haiti have left women and girls in a heightened state of vulnerability as well as the ineffectiveness of the U.N. and government to uphold obligations under international law to include grassroots women's leadership in the planning and implementation sessions to address sexual violence in displacement camps.
6. Sustainable Development from a Gender Perspective -- Brazil, Mexico, and Cuba: Women as Protagonists In Rural Areas
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Kleba Lisboa,Teresa (Author) and Garibotti Lusa,Mailiz (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Language:
- Portuguese
- Publication Date:
- Sep 2010
- Published:
- Florianopolis, Brazil: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Estudos Feministas
- Journal Title Details:
- 18(3) : 871-887
- Notes:
- This article discusses different views about sustainable development, emphasizing -- on the basis of a survey conducted in Brazil, Mexico, and Cuba -- the role of rural women in food production and natural resource management, the strength of the rural women's movement in the conquest of rights, and the decisive participation of women in defining proposals for public policies that guarantee gender equality in rural areas. A brief comparative analysis leads us to conclude that the development model in the three countries still prioritizes the male figure in relation to land tenure, access to credit and purchase of equipment or other material resources, it is suggested that both in Cuba, a socialist country, and in Mexico and Brazil, capitalist counties, the assumptions of social policies directed to rural female workers should take into account the basic needs of rural women to guarantee a more humane and sustainable development. Adapted from the source document.
7. The Caribbean and Its Prospects
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Sukup,Viktor (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Language:
- French
- Publication Date:
- Feb 2010
- Published:
- Paris, France: Association Internationale Futuribles
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Futuribles
- Journal Title Details:
- 360 : 21-34
- Notes:
- At different times in its history, the Caribbean has been a strategic region -- initially with the arrival of the first Europeans in the late 15th century, then, among other things, by its proximity to the Panama Canal & later as a result of the Cuban revolution. But for some years now it has played a less important role internationally. However, as Viktor Sukup points out, "Russia's recent rapprochement with Cuba & Venezuela & the increasing engagement of China in the region" suggest that the Caribbean still has strategic importance.
8. The Economics and Politics of Depropriation in the Other Colombia
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Rodriguez,Paricia M. (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Nov 2010
- Published:
- Boston, MA: Economic Affairs Bureau, Inc
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Dollars and Sense
- Journal Title Details:
- 291 : 18-22
- Notes:
- It is not uncommon to hear about how corporations bring investment to developing countries and even their willingness to address problem areas such as environmental contamination and child labor practices. But in some cases, corporations leave a trail of destruction of violence. The article highlights the Caribbean region of Colombia, where the construction of a mega-port has seen the displacement of communities and takeover of property and livelihoods with complete impunity.
9. Wider Caribbean Region A Pivotal Time to Strengthen Regional Instruments For Biodiversity Conservation
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Lausche,Barbara (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Sep 2008
- Published:
- Leiden, The Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Brill Academic Publishers,
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law
- Journal Title Details:
- 23(3) : 499-530
- Notes:
- The countries of the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR) are linked economically by their trans-boundary living marine resources. The region is facing a continued decline of these resources. Science is improving our understanding of the human contributions to this decline, but national policies and programmes have not kept pace with this understanding. The Caribbean Regional Seas Programme and its Cartagena Convention and Protocols provide the regional legal framework for protection and sustainable management of the WCR's living marine and coastal resources. This article focuses on the Cartagena Convention's Protocol for biodiversity conservation, the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife, arguing that governments and organizations need to significantly increase participation in this regional treaty regime to effectively address transboundary environmental challenges.