Barbuda : changing times, changing tides / edited by Sophia Perdikaris, Rebecca Boger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Perdikaris, Sophia, editor.

Boger, Rebecca, editor.

Series:

Critical Climate Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--History--Antigua and Barbuda--Barbuda.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 pages)

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon, England ; New York, New York : Routledge, [2023]

Summary:

This volume explores a range of themes including impacts of climate change, resilience, sustainability, indigeneity, cultural genocide, disaster capitalism, preservation of biodiversity, and environmental degradation. Focusing on the island of Barbuda, West Indies, it shares critical insights into how climate change is reshaping our world.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Contributors

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1 A long-term perspective of climate change in the Caribbean and its impacts on the island of Barbuda

Chapter 2 Water use and availability on Barbuda from the colonial times to the present: An intersection of natural and social systems

Chapter 3 Developing agency and resilience in the face of climate change: Ways of knowing, feeling, and practicing through art and science

Chapter 4 Fallow deer: The unprotected biocultural heritage of Barbuda

Chapter 5 From the far ground to the near ground: Barbuda's shifting agricultural practices

Chapter 6 Written with lightning: Filming Barbuda before the storm

Chapter 7 Disaster capitalism: Who has a right to control their future?

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-334799-1

1-003-34799-1

1-000-80475-5

9781003347996