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The Redlegs of Barbados

The Redlegs of Barbados
The Redlegs are descendants of European indentured servants sent to Barbados during the 17th and 18th centuries.

The marine quaternary of Barbados

The marine quaternary of Barbados
Barbados ; Caribbean Sea ; Coral reef ; Geochronology ; Geomorphology ; Marine quaternary ; Sea level
The book illustrates the history of sea level research on Barbados and presents new geomorphic and geochronologic investigations of the island's fossil coral reef terraces. The textbook comprises six chapters, ranging from a general overview
to detailed morphostratigraphic descriptions. At least the authors present perspectives for future research related to the reconstruction of palaeo sea level change on Barbados and the Caribbean. - (IFL)

Race, class and development in Barbados

A vitalist approach to sugar-cane breeding in Barbados : in the context of the European Union Sugar Reform
Barbados ; Cultivated plants ; Sugar cane
Barbados ; Caña de azúcar ; Planta cultivada
The paper demonstrates the value that vitalist materialism, as a philosophical approach, has for understanding the situated practices and politics of cane variety selection in Barbados. Approaching agronomic practices from a vitalist perspective has

The genesis of tourism in Barbados: further notes on the welcoming society
The author proposes that in the Caribbean in general, and Barbados in particular, the development of a tourism sector in the present period does not constitute a new nor original phenomenon. Rather the tourism sector in Barbados is the inevitable
outcome of a certain attitude a predisposition to welcome which always had an important social and political function. Barbados is therefore seen as a welcoming society in which, although it would seem that the inhabitants were naturally inclined towards

Urban housing in Barbados, West Indies

Indigenous environmental learning in a small developing country : adolescents in Barbados, West Indies

Sugar production potential in Barbados

Speaking without voice : participatory planning, acknowledgment, and latent subjectivity in Barbados
Barbados ; Coastal environment ; Cultural studies ; Discourse ; Economic development ; Participation ; Planning ; Planning project ; Subjectivity
Barbados ; Cultural ; Desarrollo económico ; Discurso ; Litoral ; Participación ; Planificación ; Proyecto de ordenamiento
to the Folkestone Marine Park and Reserve participatory planning initiative. Second, it analyzes how fisherfolk express alienation. The causes include discourses of development and modernity; the culture of Barbados's political independence from the United Kingdom

Evolution of soils on Quaternary reef terraces of Barbados, West Indies
Barbados ; Chemical erosion ; Clay mineral ; Geochronology ; Marine terrace ; Pedogenesis ; Quaternary ; Soil ; Soil properties ; Tropical zone
Soils on uplifted Quaternary reef terraces of barbados, 125,000 to 700,000 yr old, form a climo-chronosequence and show changes in physical, chemical, and mineralogical properties with terrace age. Parent materials are dust derived from the Sahara
with other tropical islands, show that Barbados soils are less weathered than soils of comparable age. It is concluded that many soil properties in tropical regions can be potentially useful relative-age indicators in Quaternary stratigraphic studies.

Liminal figures : poor whites, freedmen, and racial reinscription in colonial Barbados
Barbados ; Colonization ; Discourse ; Elite ; Ethnic community ; Historical geography ; Nineteenth Century ; Slavery ; Society

The leisuring of rural landscapes in Barbados : new spatialities and the implications for sustainability in small island states
Barbados ; Island ; Leisure ; Production of space ; Rural landscape ; Sustainable development

Urban development, planning and demographic change 1970-1980, in Barbados
Barbados is one of the most densely populated countries in the world and exhibits a very high degree of urban concentration of population. The country's physical development planning machinery is based on British town and country planning practices

Mental maps and spatial variations in residential desirability: a Barbados case study
The mental maps of a sample of 207 residents of Barbados are analysed. A major contrast is revealed between the low imageability of the northern parishes and the enhanced desirability of the south-western coastal strip, especially the Christ Church

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