Toward a culture of nature : environmental policy and sustainable development in Cuba
"Toward a Culture of Nature is a comprehensive study of Cuba's environmental policy, specifically the response of the Cuban government to the collapse of the Soviet Union and subsequent shortage of petroleum products. Pamela Stricker analyzes Cuba's transition to sustainable models of agriculture, its efforts toward energy independence using renewable resources, the adoption of "green" medicine, a law framework on environmental protection, the impact of tourism and foreign investment on the island, incorporation of environmental education, and the crafting of a culture of nature, that is, a Cuban environmental ethics of sustainable development. Going beyond the standard accounts of formal legislation and executive institutions, Stricker pays special attention to the scientists and activists who worked in all capacities (governmental and nongovernmental) to bring about change to the environmental policies
xviii, 157 pages ; 24 cm
9780739120231, 0739120239
124538634
Introduction
Sustainable development
Politics, economics, and the shift to sustainable agriculture
From red to green : scientists, politics, and agriculture
Pursuing energy and medical alternatives
Pearl of the sea
Codifying environmental protection
Opening Pandora's box
Greening the curriculum
People, nature, and development from the Cuban point of view
Lessons
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