Book
Kicking off the bootstraps: environment, development, and community power in Puerto Rico
University of Arizona Press • Tucson • Published In 1966 • Pages: xii, 211
By: Berman Santana, Déborah.
Abstract
This monograph is a detailed study of what the author calls "sustainable development" as it exists in Salinas, Puerto Rico, a town rich in resources, but plagued by poverty and dependence, with its people and environment suffering from the effects of modern colonialism and "development". Salinas, however, is home to a group of activists who are looking for alternatives and have devoted themselves to working on plans to develop community-directed, and environmentally and socially responsible use of local resources (natural resource management). By doing so they hope to empower the community to make their own key decisions concerning local economic planning. Much of the document deals with "developmental theory", and Berman Santana's discussion of sustainable development as it applies to Salinas and to Puerto Rico in general.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2012
- Region
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub Region
- Caribbean
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Sociologist
- Geographer
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2012
- Field Date
- 1990-1996
- Coverage Date
- 1898-1996
- Coverage Place
- Salinas, Puerto Rico
- Notes
- Déborah Berman Santana
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-206) and index
- LCCN
- 96010096
- LCSH
- Economic development--Environmental aspects--Puerto Rico--Salinas
- Environmental degradation--Puerto Rico--Salinas
- Community organization--Puerto Rico--Salinas