Talk:Environmental issues in Haiti

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Alam, M. T., Weppelmann, T. A., Weber, C. D., Johnson, J. A., Rashid, M. H., & Birch, C. S. (n.d.). Monitoring Water Sources for Environmental Reservoirs of Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1, Haiti. Emerging Infectious Diseases. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2003.131293 The authors, researchers from the University of Florida, study whether or not Cholera has established environmental reservoirs in Haiti by monitoring environmental sites throughout the country. The article concludes that V. cholerae O1 is present in the aquatic environment in Haiti. This source is relevant because it discusses a relatively new environmental issue in Haiti, which could have major impacts on the health of the population as a whole and complicate the eradication of the disease from Haiti. The authors all specialize in health, emerging pathogens, or medicine and are reliable, unbiased sources.

Dolisca, F., McDaniel, J., Teeter, L., & Jolly, C. (n.d.). Land tenure, population pressure, and deforestation in Haiti: The case of Forêt des Pins Reserve. Journal of Forest Economics. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfe.2007.02.006 The authors, researchers from Auburn University, study the causes of deforestation in Haiti and find that household size, education of head of the household, land tenure regime, and farm labor are important factors affecting land clearing. The study relied on surveys of households in the Forêt de Pins Reserve, with annual average area of forest cleared as the dependent variable. This study is a useful resource because it focuses on factors that many other studies do not consider, such as land tenure, to determine leading causes of deforestation in Haiti. It also discusses the effects of deforestation on the country as a whole.

Ferris, D., & Gronewold, N. (n.d.). How the Caribbean's charred forests end up firing America's barbecues [Newsgroup post]. Retrieved from Environment and Energy Publishing website: http://www.eenews.net/energywire/stories/1060039364/search?keyword=haiti The article, published on Energywire, discusses how a major cause of deforestation in Haiti is that people clear trees and then burn them in order to create charcoal, which is in turn sold as the primary energy source for residents of Haiti. This article is useful to learn about both deforestation and energy use in Haiti. It is published by a reliable newsgroup, Environment and Energy Publishing, which has no special interest in that subject and therefore can be assumed to be objective.

Josheph, M., Wang, F., & Wang, L. (n.d.). GIS-based assessment of urban environmental quality in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Habitat International. Retrieved from ScienceDirect database. The authors, researchers from the Department of Geography and Anthropology at Louisiana State University, assess urban environmental quality in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in a Geographic Information System environment using the most recent census from the Haitian Institute of Statistics and Informatics, imaging technologies, and academic literature. Factors considered include proximity to water body pollution and frequency of natural disasters. The authors concluded that a majority of Port-au-Prince residents live in areas of low environmental quality and are therefore in a situation of environmental injustice. This is a helpful source for discussing environmental injustice in Haiti, and looking at specific factors that contribute to that injustice through a scientific lens. This source is able to directly assess the quality of life of Haitians by using their census as a major source for demographic data.

Kolbe, A., Puccio, M., & Muggah, R. (2012, December). After the storm: Haiti's coming food crisis. Retrieved from Eldis database. The report was published as a strategic note by the Igarapé Institute, which is a think and do tank focusing on emerging development and security issues. The organization used surveying methods to study the relationship between natural disasters and food security in Haiti. This source is relevant in learning about how the increase in natural disasters in Haiti (presumably because of climate change) will affect food security and Haiti's agriculture based economy. The Igarapé Institute uses reliable, first hand data to illustrate these effects.

Rhiney, K. (n.d.). Geographies of Caribbean Vulnerability in a Changing Climate: Issues and Trends. Geography Compass. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gec3.12199 The author, a researcher from the University of the West Indies, examines the impacts of climate change on specific countries throughout the Caribbean and how the effects of climate change will not be felt uniformly throughout the region. Haiti is identified as a country that has particularly high vulnerability to natural disasters in environmental and economic terms. Other issues, such as sea level rise and ocean acidification, as well as solutions are discussed. This source is useful to compare the effects of climate change on Haiti to other Caribbean countries. The author is objective and does not exhibit special interests in the field.

Sheller, M., & Leon, Y. (n.d.). Uneven socio-ecologies of Hispaniola: Asymmetric capabilities for climate adaptation in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Geoforum. Retrieved from ScienceDirect database. The authors, researchers from Drexel University and the Technological Institute of Santo Domingo, study how neighboring countries, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, respond to large-scale environmental change by looking at the surface area change of the two largest lakes in both countries. Through interview processes in both countries and data analysis of climate change, the authors concluded that the nations' histories, institutions, and international linkages shape their capabilities for climate adaptation and justice. This source will highlight how Haiti differs from other countries like it in solving environmental issues, because of its different political ecology context. It successfully combines interviews and scientific data to create a comprehensive analysis of the subject.

Tippenhauer, H. (n.d.). Freedom is not enough: Haiti’s sustainability in peril. Local Environment. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13549831003594198 The author, one of the coordinators for the Latin American and Caribbean Network for Democracy, studies Haiti's colonial history and current political conflict as it affects the country's past, present, and future ability to be sustainable. In Haiti basic health, education, and infrastructure needs are not being met, and the country adopt a new political paradigm to become sustainable. The author discusses how Haiti needs to needs to create a more secure environment for itself in order to pursue economic freedom. This article will be helpful to me because, in addition to discussing specific environmental issues in Haiti, it connects these issues to other aspects of Haitian society. The article is written by a social entrepreneur with many years of experience in the private, public, and non-for-profit sector in Haiti. He could be inherently biased through his experiences in the country, so the article should be read through an objective lens with careful attention to possible bias. Ebellamy16 (talk) 03:07, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

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