The island advantage, Practices for prospering in isolation: id21 insights, issue 70

The island advantage, Practices for prospering in isolation: id21 insights, issue 70

Published Nov 2007

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Building and maintaining healthy and viable island communities

Island communities display rich and diverse cultures, languages, societies, histories, governance forms and livelihoods. Yet island characteristics such as isolation, restricted land area and limited domestic land-based resources bring about significant environmental and social challenges. The same characteristics also yield opportunities for tackling these challenges effectively.

Articles included:

  • What does sustainable tourism mean for islands?: McElroy, J and Dodds, R
  • Islands on the margins: Hovgaard, G.
  • Islands as World Heritage Sites: Orr, I and Robertson, G
  • Island minorities: Choong, W.
  • Autonomy without independence: Kerr, S.
  • Routes to island disaster resilience: Mitchell, T and Haynes, K

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