Sustainable Urbanisation in the Caribbean

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List of contributors

Preface

Introduction Tracy A. McFarlane, Eris D. Schoburgh and Stephanie McDonald

SECTION 1: Institutions, Well-being and Social Capital in the Urban Environment

Chapter 1: Institutional design for sustainable urbanization in the Caribbean

Eris D. Schoburgh

Chapter 2: Policies and practices for universal health care in Caribbean Island Countries

Amitava Basu

Chapter 3: Dwelling strategies and 'resilience-thinking' as forms of sustainable urbanisation

David Howard

Chapter 4: Pursuing sustainability with participatory action research: Psychosocial Support for Teen Mothers in a Jamaican Urban High School

Tracy A. McFarlane and Jonique Tyrell

Chapter 5: Is the Caribbean urban landscape a looming mental health crisis? Urban spaces, Caribbean realities and mental health urban spaces and mental health

Jasneth Mullings

Chapter 6: 'The work must go on': How journalists cope with covering urban trauma in Jamaica

Brian Walker

SECTION II: Land and Waterbody Economy

Chapter 7: Decolonisation of historic Caribbean Urbanism: Revisiting an architectonic sustainable dilemma

Patricia Elaine Green

Chapter 8: Realizing the potential of urban agriculture in Kingston, Jamaica

Sonia D. Gatchair

Chapter 9: The blue economy and sustainable development in Eastern Caribbean SIDS

Sarah Mahadeo

Chapter 10: Between Forests and Policies: Amerindian Perspectives on Guyana's Green

Economy

LauraJan Obermuller

SECTION III: Risk Mitigation and Adaptation in Urban Spaces

Chapter 11: Creating Adaptive Smart Cities: ICT Integration and the Future of Disaster Risk Management in Urban Jamaica

Shar-Lee Amori

Chapter 12: From vulnerability to sustainability: The case of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Idelia Ferdinand

SECTION IV: City Governance and Economy

Chapter 13: Reframing city governance in the English-speaking Caribbean

Eris D. Schoburgh

Chapter 14: The expanding role of the city and the changing nature of violence in Jamaica

Michelle A. Munroe

Chapter 15: Public space governance in the Caribbean: Trends, reflections, and responses for the future

Renelle Sargeant and Simone A. Dias

Chapter 16: Are special economic zones catalysts for sustainable urbanization and regional development?

Sandria Tennant

Chapter 17: Community transportation: The role of taxis in transformation of household livelihood

Shinique Walters, Olivene Burke and Roger Bent

SECTION V: Lesson-drawing, Next Practice and Conclusion

Chapter 18: Sustainable urban regeneration and European Union funding: Stimulating the micro-economy of Valletta

Malcolm Borg

Chapter 19: The 'Build Back Better' Aquagram Program: The Next Practice for the Caribbean

Graham Osborne

Conclusion: The way forward

Tracy A. McFarlane, Eris D. Schoburgh and Stephanie V. McDonald

Index