Greenhouse gas, increasing coastal activity and development: the equation for Martinique’s ecological pressures at issue

IntroductionAccording to certain environmentalists, developmental logistics contain numerous contradictions and remarkable contrasts between ecology on the one hand and economy on the other. At a time of ‘major planetary challenges’ (Hulot, 2005), it is difficult to grasp what the ecological charge of Caribbean insular society is formed of. Martinique is in the heart of this debate for it is one of the richest and most developed islands in the entire Caribbean region. However, such developm...