Environmental and socioeconomic vulnerabilities and resilience in small states
Small states face a number of challenges, mainly because of their geographical positioning and inherent characteristics, such as small populations, limited resources endowment and market constraints that make them more vulnerable to exogenous economic shocks. Climate change is adding a further layer...
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
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Abingdon :
Routledge,
2026.
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| Edition | First edition. |
| Series | Europa international perspectives.
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| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9781032703893 103270389X 9781040425534 1040425534 9781040425565 1040425569 9781032703848 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (402 pages) : illustrations. |
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Table of Contents:
- Contents The Editors and Contributors 1 IntroductionVerena Tandrayen-Ragoobur, Sheereen Fauzel and Stefano Moncada 2 The Economic Vulnerability of African Small Island Developing StatesEdmir Luciano Dos Santos Ferreira 3 Drivers of Debt in Small States: Vulnerabilities and the role of SizeBineswaree Bolaky4 Resilience and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Small Island of MauritiusBoopen Seetanah, Narvada Gopy-Ramdhany, Jeevita Matadeen, Reena Bhattu-Babajee 5 Growth Volatility and Resilience in Small Economies: The Impacts of the 2008 Financial Crisis and the COVID-19 PandemicHarvey W. Armstrong and Robert Read6 Understanding Multidimensional Vulnerability in Small African States: An Analytical ApproachVerena Tandrayen Ragoobur7 In Search of Livelihood. Labour Mobility as Response to Socio-economic Vulnerability in the Pacific Ocean States Nii-K Plange8 Exacerbating Poverty: Climate Change Impacts and Coping Strategies in Coastal Communities of MauritiusStefano Moncada 9 Food Stability and Climate Shocks for Selected Small Island Developing States (SIDs) of Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Panel EstimationsKenneth Mahuni, Tarirai Kudzai, James Zivanomoyo and Simba Mutsvangwa10 The Socioeconomic Impact of Climate Change in a Small Island Economy in the Indian OceanSheereen Fauzel and Shashi Jeevita Matadeen11 Deconstructing Sustainable Development Discourses in Vulnerable States: Framing Environmental Justice and a Just Development in Cabo Verde.Jose?? Maria Gomes Lopes12 Urbanization and CO2 Emissions in Developing Countries: Is Energy Consumption a Mediator?Donald Ferdinand Okere Atanga, Patrice Ongono and Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur 13 A Critical Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Environmental and Climate Change Resilience Mechanisms in the Indian Ocean Region: How are Small Island Developing States (SIDS) faring? Krishnee Appadoo and Bhoomika Jaggeshar 14 Legal Implications of Marine Environmental Carrying Capacity from a SIDS Perspective: The Case of MauritiusHanna Kureemun 15 Managing Risks and Enhancing Community Resilience in an Informal Settlement: Exploring Options for Occupants of 'Plastic City', GuyanaPaulette Bynoe and Rawle Edinboro16 Regulating the Blue Economy: The Importance of Ocean Governance in making Economic and Social Policies.Marie Valerie Uppiah and De??sire?? Gae??l Henriette-Bolli17 Challenges and Opportunities in Financial Mechanisms for Supporting Climate Actions in Small Island Developing States: 2015 Paris AccordValentina Okaru-Bisant18 Building Economic Resilience to the Vulnerability of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) through the Digitalization of the Economy: A Case Study of Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea (AIMS) islandsVarsha Mooneeram-Chadee