Insularity and development : international perspectives on islands

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Insularity and developments on an oceanic planet, Emilio Biagini. Part 1 Environmental issues: Island environments, Emilio Biagini Extreme isolation and marginality - the case of polar islands, Remo Terranova The prevention of natural catastrophes - the case of the Aeolian Islands, Carmelo Cavallaro Physical dynamics and environmental hazards in the Mediterranean islands, Emilio Biagini. Part 2 Demographic issues: Islands and migration, Russell King Population movement between Great Britain and the surrounding islands, Paul Boyle. Part 3 Economic diversification: islands, transport and development, Brian Hoyle Port infrastructure and maritime transport in Sicily, Salvo di Bella Transport network access and degrees of insularity, Stella Kostopoulou Island locations and economic advantages - the case of UK energy systems, David Pinder, Julie Edwards Singularity, diversity and insularity - the Partenopean islands of the Gulf of Naples, Gabriella Cundari Tourism in Sicily - cultural resources and environmental mismanagement, Domenico Trischitta. Part 4 Political frameworks: From the Faroes to the Falklands - a comparative analysis of Atlantic island societies, Benoit Raoulx Colonisation, decolonisation and changing geopolitics - the Creole islands of the Indian Ocean, Jean Houbert islands within islands - inner isolation in Sardinia and Ireland, Luciano Cau Islands, insularity and development strategies, Brian Hoyle, Emilio Biagini.

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