The Elusive Sustainable Development of Small Tropical Islands
The notion of sustainable development is one of the most popular concepts of our time. However, it remains controversial and quite problematic, especially for small islands and their communities. These challenges arise in relation to the limited scope of resources which can be used for development,...
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| author | Jędrusik Maciej |
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| description | The notion of sustainable development is one of the most popular concepts of our time. However, it remains controversial and quite problematic, especially for small islands and their communities. These challenges arise in relation to the limited scope of resources which can be used for development, and the difficulty of defining the needs of future generations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-859b791d70574cbba26a7b2cfbf1e33b2022-12-21T21:31:01ZengSciendoMiscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development2084-61182014-09-01183263010.2478/mgrsd-2014-0026mgrsd-2014-0026The Elusive Sustainable Development of Small Tropical IslandsJędrusik Maciej0Department of World Regional Geography Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies University of WarsawThe notion of sustainable development is one of the most popular concepts of our time. However, it remains controversial and quite problematic, especially for small islands and their communities. These challenges arise in relation to the limited scope of resources which can be used for development, and the difficulty of defining the needs of future generations.https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2014-0026sustainable developmentislandstropical islandsoceania |
| spellingShingle | Jędrusik Maciej The Elusive Sustainable Development of Small Tropical Islands Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development sustainable development islands tropical islands oceania |
| title | The Elusive Sustainable Development of Small Tropical Islands |
| title_full | The Elusive Sustainable Development of Small Tropical Islands |
| title_fullStr | The Elusive Sustainable Development of Small Tropical Islands |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Elusive Sustainable Development of Small Tropical Islands |
| title_short | The Elusive Sustainable Development of Small Tropical Islands |
| title_sort | elusive sustainable development of small tropical islands |
| topic | sustainable development islands tropical islands oceania |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2014-0026 |
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