Le système du risque à Saint-Martin (Petites Antilles françaises)

• Published in: Développement durable et territoires
• Main Author: Duvat, Virginie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: French
• Published: Association DD&T 2008
• Subjects: vulnérabilité; risque; défiscalisation; Petites Antilles; île de Saint-Martin; vulnerability; catastrophe; cyclone; natural hazard; disaster; exemption from tax; Lesser Antilles; Saint-Martin island; geo; Martin Island; Retour
• Online Access: http://journals.openedition.org/developpementdurable/7303

The island of Saint-Martin is an interesting case study for a systemic approach applied to cyclone hazards and the co-evolution of territory and disaster management. The mecanisms which can be observed increase its vulnerability and the progress of hazard management policies is weakened by political...