Resource extractivism, health and climate change in small islands

Purpose – The extraction of natural resources has long been part of economic development in small islands. The damage to environment and health is extensive, even rendering once productive islands virtually uninhabitable. Rather than providing long-term benefits to the population or to the environme...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hilary Bambrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2018-03-01
Series:International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management
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Online Access:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/IJCCSM-03-2017-0068