Based on the author's first-hand field research, this book addresses the twin processes of urbanization and globalization as they affect the contemporary Caribbean region.

Contents: Urbanization and development in the Caribbean: an overview; Towards a framework for the consideration of Caribbean urbanization and urban settlement systems; Global change and Caribbean urbanization: global convergence and global divergence; Tourism, post-modernity and the Caribbean urban imperative; Globalization, environment and urban development in the Caribbean; Housing conditions and the role of the state in the Eastern Caribbean; Environmental impacts of urban development and the urban informal sector in the Caribbean; Caribbean urban futures; Bibliography; Index.