Hurricanes have always been the dread of Small Island Developing States in the tropics, and nowhere are they feared more than in the insular Caribbean. Models of our changing climate predict more intense tropical storms, but that isn’t the only thing the future has in store for the Caribbean. Climate change is also expected to bring sea-level rise and the [...]

Green spaces were traditionally included in urban development to achieve objectives such as aesthetics (verges and gardens), provision of recreational opportunities (gardens, camp grounds, playing fields, urban parks), and delineation of particular land uses (e.g. green belts used to demarcate residential areas or set city limits). Green spaces contribute to an urban community’s development in diverse ways, spanning the economic, [...]