Book

Kicking off the bootstraps: environment, development, and community power in Puerto Rico

University of Arizona PressTucson • 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.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
History
Special crops
Labor supply and employment
Economic planning and development
Environmental quality
Political movements
Press
Social relationships and groups
culture
Puerto Ricans (Island)
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