Study the Caribbean City

The Caribbean City is a singular object; it covers contrasting realities through composite, dense and complex territories. These urban dynamics are imposed in the disorganized spaces inserted marked by extroverted economic logics that are part of the secular history of plantation economies. Urban te...

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Main Authors: Olivier Dehoorne, Huhua Cao, Dorina Ilies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université des Antilles 2018-07-01
Series:Études Caribéennes
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/12773
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description The Caribbean City is a singular object; it covers contrasting realities through composite, dense and complex territories. These urban dynamics are imposed in the disorganized spaces inserted marked by extroverted economic logics that are part of the secular history of plantation economies. Urban territories, disjointed, fragmented, juxtapose islands of wealth and pockets of poverty and exclusion.Highlighting the richness and the complexity of this field of investigation which is little studied, it is also aimed to provide a functional guide for studying the Caribbean’s city.
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spelling doaj-art-d1e7b03706d944758d957b84af8587862024-12-09T13:17:17ZengUniversité des AntillesÉtudes Caribéennes1779-09801961-859X2018-07-013910.4000/etudescaribeennes.12773Study the Caribbean CityOlivier DehoorneHuhua CaoDorina IliesThe Caribbean City is a singular object; it covers contrasting realities through composite, dense and complex territories. These urban dynamics are imposed in the disorganized spaces inserted marked by extroverted economic logics that are part of the secular history of plantation economies. Urban territories, disjointed, fragmented, juxtapose islands of wealth and pockets of poverty and exclusion.Highlighting the richness and the complexity of this field of investigation which is little studied, it is also aimed to provide a functional guide for studying the Caribbean’s city.https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/12773cityUrbanizationUrban LandscapesFragmentationPlantation economyIslands
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city
Urbanization
Urban Landscapes
Fragmentation
Plantation economy
Islands
title Study the Caribbean City
title_full Study the Caribbean City
title_fullStr Study the Caribbean City
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title_short Study the Caribbean City
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topic city
Urbanization
Urban Landscapes
Fragmentation
Plantation economy
Islands
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