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Showing 1 to 20 of 393 for “"the Caribbean"”.
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The Caribbean Community, the Caribbean Single Market and Economy and the CISG: Three ways of promoting international trade in the Caribbean region
The purpose of this dissertation is to provide the reader with some insight into to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), its Single Market and Economy and the Caribbean Court of Justice. This dissertation will then culminate by addressing the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the …
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Climate controls on coral growth in the Caribbean
Accurate predictions of Caribbean carol reef responses to global climate change are currently limited by a lack of knowledge of the dominant environmental controls on coral growth. Corals exhibit significant responses to environmental variability occurring on multi-annual to decadal timescales, …
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Climate controls on coral growth in the Caribbean
Accurate predictions of Caribbean coral reef responses to global climate change are currently limited by a lack of knowledge of the dominant environmental controls on coral growth. Corals exhibit significant responses to environmental variability occurring on multi-annual to decadal timescales, …
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Literature and cultural pluralism : East Indians in the Caribbean
This study explores the position, of imaginative literature in the ethnically plural societies of Trinidad and Guyana in the Caribbean. It examines the extent to which the production of imaginative literature has been marked by the same ethnic divisions which have bedevilled the political, social …
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Small island developing states, sustainability and the Caribbean Sea
This study encompasses twenty-seven SIDS and the Caribbean Sea. In order to detennine the pressure on the sea from anthropogenic activities both terrestrial and marine, four major components were investigated. These are (a) how land use activities on the islands are affecting the Sea (b) the …
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The porphynoid pigments of the Caribbean tunicate Trididemnum solidum
Tunichlorin, a nickel chlorin isolated from the Caribbean tunicate Trididemnum solidum, has been identified as nickel (II) 2-devinyl-2-hydroxymethylpyropheophorbide a by chemical and spectroscopic methods. A partial synthesis of dimethyl tunichlorin from chlorophyll a (7 steps, 5% overall yield) …
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Ecotourism--tourism development and the environment in the Caribbean
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1993.
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Disaster Risk Reduction in the Caribbean: Designing Optimal Policy Mixes
As climate change accelerates and the Anthropocene is increasingly acknowledged, disaster risk reduction has become a paramount governance issue, particularly in small island states, which bear the brunt of CC impacts as well as the still-reverberating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. This …
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Transitioning to Online Education in the Caribbean: The UWI Open Campus
As a result of the increasing demand for tertiary education in many developing countries, institutions are seeking ways to increase educational access in difficult economic times. This paper describes the development of the University of the West Indies Open Campus as the mechanism for online …
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US foreign policy and national development in the Caribbean, 1960-1976
The Caribbean has long been an area of intense US interest and activity. Yet at the same time, the United States has failed to articulate a distinctive Caribbean policy, separate from its policy towards Latin America. In part, this failure has resulted from the practical difficulty of determining a …
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Sex Allocation in the Caribbean Coral, <em>Porites astreoides</em> (Lamarck)
… availability limits reproduction. Sex allocation theory has been primarily developed in plants, but may be applicable to other sessile organisms that are subject to similar selective pressures. Like plants, reef building corals depend on photosynthesis for most of their energy, yet they inhabit a …
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A study of intellectual capital in the hospitality industry in the Caribbean
… (RC) and structural capital (SC) which are the elements that constitute intellectual capital (IC). Proponents of IC research suggest that it is the leveraging of the three components of IC that allow an organisation to create and sustain a competitive advantage. IC research has, thus far, …
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Adaptable Housing: A Sustainable Architectural Solution to Informal Settlements in the Caribbean
This thesis explores design challenges and conceptual solutions as they relate to residential building forms within urban slum environments- specifically those found in the Caribbean region. It examines the roles of the house, form, and culture surrounding the place and people of Jamaica; using a …
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Limited Resource Countries and Agricultural Development: A Methodology Used for the Caribbean
The primary objective of this study was to determine the optimal patterns of production, resource use and trade flows which would maximize agriculture's contribution to economic development in the smaller Caribbean islands. It is also aimed at outlining an appropriate model for development planning …
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Characterizing the ecology of coral reef microorganisms across different scales within the Caribbean
Microorganisms sustain the high productivity of coral reefs and support one of the most diverse, valuable, and threatened ecosystems on Earth. Despite the importance of reef microorganisms, there is a lack of understanding about their ecology, especially on Caribbean reefs. Furthermore, the …
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Civic-ness in the Caribbean: Civic Society and Governance in Barbados and Jamaica
This study tests the hypothesis of Robert Putnam (Making Democracy Work) which posits that 'civic-ness' explains why democracy works better in some cases than in others. This paper seeks to determine whether this variable explains "good governance" in the Caribbean as well as it does for the …
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Drivers and Barriers to the Development of Renewable Energy Industries in the Caribbean
My research focused on determining the reasons for the lack of renewable energy development in the Caribbean.The research method consisted of mainly a qualitative case study as well as a quantitative survey. The results suggest that the main factors affecting development of technology are the level …
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The geopolitics of hurricane knowledge: Power, vulnerability, and transboundary science in the Caribbean
Hurricane forecasting in the Caribbean is built upon a power imbalance. The United States assumes a dual role, issuing hurricane predictions for both its domestic mainland and the islands of the Caribbean. These forecasts, while shared abroad at no direct monetary cost, hold tremendous value: an …
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Sovereignty under siege: drug trafficking and state capacity in the Caribbean and Central America
Drug trafficking organizations have increased their prominence throughout the Caribbean and Central America. These organizations undermine the rule of law, increase levels of violence and corruption, and hamper development, all of which can weaken a state. Weak or failing states become domestic and …
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