Based on the author’s first hand field research, this book addresses the twin processes of urbanization and globalization as they affect the contemporary Cari

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Concrete Jungles explores the hidden geographies of injustice in the Caribbean islands, demonstrating how mainstream environmentalism reflects and reproduces ra

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"With 80% of its population living in cities, Latin America and the Caribbean is the most urbanized region on the planet. Located here are some of the largest a