Landscapes and Landforms of the Lesser Antilles

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xx

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2. Small Islands, Intriguing Landscapes

   • Casey D. Allen

   Pages 1-5

3. Geologic and Tectonic Background of the Lesser Antilles

   • W. Travis Garmon, Casey D. Allen, Kaelin M. Groom

   Pages 7-15

4. The Virgin Islands

   • Kaelin M. Groom, Ryan Sincavage, Frederick Chambers

   Pages 17-29

5. Anguilla

   • Susanna L. Diller, Casey D. Allen, Ayumi Kuramae, Donald M. Thieme

   Pages 31-43

6. Saint Martin/Sint Maarten and Saint Barthélemy

   • Russell Fielding

   Pages 45-59

7. Saba and St. Eustatius (Statia)

   • Jennifer L. Rahn

   Pages 61-84

8. St. Kitts and Nevis

   • Richard Edward Arnold Robertson

   Pages 85-98

9. Antigua and Barbuda

   • Amy E Potter, Sean Chenoweth, Mick Day

   Pages 99-116

10. Montserrat

    • Elizabeth Nelson

    Pages 117-134

11. Guadeloupe

    • E Arnold Modlin Jr, Casey D Allen

    Pages 135-152

12. Dominica

    • Vanessa Slinger-Friedman

    Pages 153-171

13. Martinique

    • E. Arnold Modlin Jr, Casey D. Allen

    Pages 173-189

14. St. Lucia

    • Vanessa Slinger-Friedman, Susanna Diller, Lauren Parkinson

    Pages 191-207

15. Barbados

    • Mick Day, Patti Day

    Pages 209-221

16. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

    • Russell Fielding, Alison DeGraff Ollivierre

    Pages 223-241

17. Grenada: the Spice Isle

    • Casey D. Allen, Susanna L. Diller, Tirzha Zabarauskas

    Pages 243-265

18. Trinidad and Tobago

    • Jeanette C. Arkle, Lewis A. Owen, John C. Weber

    Pages 267-291

19. Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao

    • Phillip P. Schmutz, Amy E. Potter, E. Arnold Modlin Jr

    Pages 293-317

20. Back Matter

    Pages 319-321

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This book focuses on the highly touristed, but surprisingly under-researched Lesser Antilles region. After offering a brief overview of the region’s geologic and tectonic history, as well as its basic climatology, subsequent chapters then discuss each island’s (or island set’s) geomorphology and geology, and how the settlement history, tourism, and hazards have affected their individual landscapes. Written by regional experts and replete with up-to-date information, stunning color imagery, and beautiful cartography (maps), it is the only comprehensive, scientific evaluation of the Lesser Antilles, and serves as the region’s definitive reference resource. Accessible to non-experts and amateur explorers, the book includes in-depth discussions and reference sections for each island/island set. Usable as both a textbook and guidebook, it offers readers a straightforward yet detailed assessment of an interesting and intriguing – but often-overlooked and under-appreciated – locale.

• Caribbean
• Lesser Antilles
• Leeward Islands
• Windward Islands
• Leeward Antilles
• Archipelago
• Caribbean Geomorphology
• Caribbean Geology
• Caribbean Hazards
• Caribbean Tourism
• Caribbean Heritage
• Coastal Geomorphology
• Karst
• Volcano
• Carbonate Landforms
• Subduction

• General Education, Western Governors University, Salt Lake City, USA

  Casey D. Allen

A champion of fieldwork, award-winning teacher, mentor, Early Career Scholar, and Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Casey D. Allen maintains wide-ranging interests. Though well-regarded in the fields of geomorphology (the “Science of Scenery”), rock/cultural stone decay, humanistic geography, and geographic education, his passion rests in helping students explore and discover landscapes as Traditional and Romantic Geographers. Case’s first job out of college took him to Chile, Mexico, and Peru where he worked as a survey engineer for a mining exploration company. After deciding to turn his focus to teaching, he earned a degree in Secondary (Science) Education (Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah) before then becoming a professional Academic Advisor and adjunct faculty member at his alma mater, Weber State University in Ogden, Utah (BS Geography). Moving on, he took a faculty position at St. George’s University (Grenada, West Indies) as the Coordinator of their combined degree (B.Sc/MD) program, and became enamored with the Caribbean. Several years later, he completed his PhD (Geography) at Arizona State University. Aside from the Caribbean, interests and expertise also include arid regions, sustainability, rock art & geoarchaeology, biological soil crusts, and regional studies. Dr. Allen also administers two international field study programs: Sustainability in the Caribbean and his popular Geography by Rail®. See his latest research at http://caseallen.com, and follow him on Twitter: @caseallen.

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