Toward a Culture of Nature: Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development in Cuba

by Pamela Stricker

In 1989, facing a grace shortage of petroleum, Cuba moved toward a more sustainable society and lighter ecological footprint by adopting renewable energy resources, organic agriculture, green medicine, strict environmental protection laws and incorporating environmental education and ethics into public education while maintaining a commitment to social development in health care and education to its people. 'Toward a 'Culture of Nature'' rejuvenates...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739120239
• ISBN13: 9780739120231
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.1"