'Building back better': a resilient Caribbean after the 2017 hurricanesBriefing papers | January 2018 | Emily Wilkinson, John Twigg and Roger FewHighlights how lessons from history and past recovery can inform decisions around 'building back better' after hurricanes Irma and Maria. Downloads
Growth without development: Looking beyond inequalityBriefing papers | February 2009 | Milo VandemoorteleThis Briefing Paper suggests that the measurement of polarisation may help us understand why growth does not automatically lead to human development. Download
Making Tourism Count for the Local Economy in Dominican Republic: Ideas for Good PracticeResearch reports and studies | August 2006 | Caroline Ashley, Harold Goodwin and Douglas McNabThese briefs have been written following a workshop in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, exploring how the tourism sector can contribute more to the local economy. Download
From ëTree-hatersí to Tree Farmers: Promoting Farm Forestry in the Dominican RepublicResearch reports and studies | December 1997 | F GeilfusAs this paper showed, market incentives, without subsidies, can be sufficient to result in widespread tree growing by small-scale farmers. After a long history of deforestation and conflict over forest resources in the Dominican Republic, interest in... Download
Des ‘arboriphobes’ aux arboriculteurs:promouvoir la foresterie paysanne en République dominicaineResearch reports and studies | December 1997 | F GeilfusComme l'a montré ce document, les incitations commerciales, sans subventions, peuvent suffire à généraliser le culture d'arbres à petite échelle. Après une longue période de déboisement et de conflits sur les ressources forestières en... Download
Desde ‘Arboridetestadores’ a Arboricultores: Promoción de la Explotación Silvoagrícola en la República DominicanaResearch reports and studies | December 1997 | F GeilfusComo mostró este artículo, los incentivos mercantiles, sin subsidios, pueden bastar para estimular un amplio cultivo de árboles por parte de los pequeños agricultores. Después de una larga historia de deforestación y conflictos sobre los recursos... Download
Origines politiques et socio-économiques de la dégradation des forêts en République dominicaineResearch reports and studies | December 1993 | Helmut DotzauerPresque toute les forêts en République dominicaine ont été coupées au cours du vingtième siècle, d'abord par des entreprises d'exploitation, jusqu'à ce que les scieries aient été fermées en 1967, puis par l'écobuage. Ce document... Download
Los factores políticos y socioeconómicos que causan degradación forestal en la República DominicanaResearch reports and studies | December 1993 | Helmut DotzauerCasi todos los bosques de la República Dominicana desaparecieron durante el siglo XX, primero a causa del desmonte llevado a cabo por las empresas madereras – hasta que se cerraron los aserraderos en 1967 – y luego debido a la agricultura de corte y... Download
The Political and Socio-Economic Factors Causing Forest Degradation in the Dominican RepublicResearch reports and studies | December 1993 | Helmut DotzauerAlmost all the forest in the Dominican Republic was cleared in the twentieth century, first by logging companies, until the sawmills were closed in 1967, and then by slash-and-burn agriculture. This paper examined the underlying socio-economic causes... Download
