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2. 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.
3. Producing landslide-susceptibility maps for regional planning in data-scarce regions
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Graff,Jerome V. (Author), Romesburg,H. Charles (Author), Ahmad,Rafi (Author), and McCalpin,James P. (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Oct 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:
- 64(1) : 729-749
- Notes:
- In many of the lesser developed areas of the world, regional development planning is increasingly important for meeting the needs of current and future inhabitants. Illustrates how matrix assessment methodology was applied to produce a landslide-susceptibility map for the Commonwealth of Dominica, an island nation in the eastern Caribbean, and how with a follow up study the relative landslide-susceptibility mapping was validated. A second Caribbean application on Jamaica demonstrates how this methodology can be applied in a more geologically complex setting.
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. 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.
6. 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.
7. The United Kingdom Overseas Territories: Reform and Renewal
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Clegg,Peter (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Jun 2013
- Published:
- Abingdon, UK: Routledge/Taylor & Francis
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- The Round Table
- Journal Title Details:
- 102(3) : 295-296
- Notes:
- Little-reported developments in two Caribbean highlight the current dynamics at play in the complex and often difficult set of relations that exist between the UK and its territories.