L Alan Eyre
Biographic Data
| ID | 754265 |
|---|---|
| NAME | L Alan Eyre |
| GIVEN NAMES | L Alan |
| FAMILY NAME | Eyre |
| SIGNATURE | EYRE L A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the West Indies |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8063-1261 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 43 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1966 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti
ChronologYChristopher Columbus lands on the island called Xaymaca by its Taíno and Arawak inhabitants.The Spaniards build the fort La Navidad.Columbus returns a year later to find the fort destroyed and all Spanish occupants dead.1502-9 The Spanish governor Nicolás de Ovando arrives on the island with hundreds of troops and introduces the cultivation of sugar cane from the Canary Islands.A year later under pretense of a friendly meeting he massac…
The Shanty Towns of Central Bombay
Three illegal shanty towns surrounding Mahim Creek and the international Airport in central Bombay are home to a million people, including many thousands of migrants fleeing deteriorating conditions in the deforested Western Ghats. The physical environment of these shanty towns is deplorable and among the worst anywhere in the world. Nevertheless, the towns are eagerly sought as convenient locations by job seekers: rather than viewing them as a p…
The Effects of Political Terrorism on the Residential Location of the Poor in the Kingston Urban Region, Jamaica, West Indies
Political terrorism is endemic in many large cities of Latin America and the Caribbean. From 1976 to the present, and particularly in 1979–1982, armed conflict between and within the two major political parties in Jamaica has profoundly affected residential location patterns of the urban poor. The Kingston Urban Region (population 719,000) has experienced dramatic movements in residential location. Between 1970 and 1985, out of a total exodus of …
Political Violence and Urban Geography in Kingston, Jamaica
be written. Those exciting years included both an attempt to direct the country toward a socialist path in the Cuban-Soviet orbit and a populist response and reaction. The purpose of this article is to highlight a number of spatially significant factors that should be included and duly weighed in a meaningful assessment of that eventful period in Jamaican history. A battle-scarred space-time framework is perhaps more suited to committed combatant…
Urban Planning in Rich and Poor Countries
Quasi-Urban Melange Settlement: Cases from St. Catherine and St. James, Jamaica
Geographic Aspects of Population Dynamics in Jamaica
Geographic Aspects of Population Dynamics in Jamaica
The Shantytowns of Montego Bay, Jamaica
A shantytown is a peri-urban collection of dwellings constructed without any official subdivision plan on land not owned by the builders and not zoned for housing purposes. This is an economic and sociological analysis of the shantytowns in Montego Bay Jamaica. Demographic analysis reveals that the proportion of young children is very high. Children under 5 make up 19% of the total population compared with 16% on the national average. Only 11% of…
Conceptual Models for the Geographic Analysis of Population Dynamics in Primary Communities
(1971). Conceptual Models for the Geographic Analysis of Population Dynamics in Primary Communities. Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography: Vol. 53, No. 2, pp. 69-77
The Teaching of Geography in the Caribbean
Political Violence and Urban Geography in Kingston, Jamaica
be written. Those exciting years included both an attempt to direct the country toward a socialist path in the Cuban-Soviet orbit and a populist response and reaction. The purpose of this article is to highlight a number of spatially significant factors that should be included and duly weighed in a meaningful assessment of that eventful period in Jamaican history. A battle-scarred space-time framework is perhaps more suited to committed combatant…
The Effects of Political Terrorism on the Residential Location of the Poor in the Kingston Urban Region, Jamaica, West Indies
Political terrorism is endemic in many large cities of Latin America and the Caribbean. From 1976 to the present, and particularly in 1979–1982, armed conflict between and within the two major political parties in Jamaica has profoundly affected residential location patterns of the urban poor. The Kingston Urban Region (population 719,000) has experienced dramatic movements in residential location. Between 1970 and 1985, out of a total exodus of …
The Shantytowns of Montego Bay, Jamaica
A shantytown is a peri-urban collection of dwellings constructed without any official subdivision plan on land not owned by the builders and not zoned for housing purposes. This is an economic and sociological analysis of the shantytowns in Montego Bay Jamaica. Demographic analysis reveals that the proportion of young children is very high. Children under 5 make up 19% of the total population compared with 16% on the national average. Only 11% of…
An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti
ChronologYChristopher Columbus lands on the island called Xaymaca by its Taíno and Arawak inhabitants.The Spaniards build the fort La Navidad.Columbus returns a year later to find the fort destroyed and all Spanish occupants dead.1502-9 The Spanish governor Nicolás de Ovando arrives on the island with hundreds of troops and introduces the cultivation of sugar cane from the Canary Islands.A year later under pretense of a friendly meeting he massac…
The Shanty Towns of Central Bombay
Three illegal shanty towns surrounding Mahim Creek and the international Airport in central Bombay are home to a million people, including many thousands of migrants fleeing deteriorating conditions in the deforested Western Ghats. The physical environment of these shanty towns is deplorable and among the worst anywhere in the world. Nevertheless, the towns are eagerly sought as convenient locations by job seekers: rather than viewing them as a p…
Quasi-Urban Melange Settlement: Cases from St. Catherine and St. James, Jamaica
Geographic Aspects of Population Dynamics in Jamaica
The Teaching of Geography in the Caribbean
Conceptual Models for the Geographic Analysis of Population Dynamics in Primary Communities
(1971). Conceptual Models for the Geographic Analysis of Population Dynamics in Primary Communities. Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography: Vol. 53, No. 2, pp. 69-77
The Shantytowns of Montego Bay, Jamaica
A shantytown is a peri-urban collection of dwellings constructed without any official subdivision plan on land not owned by the builders and not zoned for housing purposes. This is an economic and sociological analysis of the shantytowns in Montego Bay Jamaica. Demographic analysis reveals that the proportion of young children is very high. Children under 5 make up 19% of the total population compared with 16% on the national average. Only 11% of…
Geographic Aspects of Population Dynamics in Jamaica
Geographic Aspects of Population Dynamics in Jamaica
Quasi-Urban Melange Settlement: Cases from St. Catherine and St. James, Jamaica
Urban Planning in Rich and Poor Countries
Political Violence and Urban Geography in Kingston, Jamaica
be written. Those exciting years included both an attempt to direct the country toward a socialist path in the Cuban-Soviet orbit and a populist response and reaction. The purpose of this article is to highlight a number of spatially significant factors that should be included and duly weighed in a meaningful assessment of that eventful period in Jamaican history. A battle-scarred space-time framework is perhaps more suited to committed combatant…
The Effects of Political Terrorism on the Residential Location of the Poor in the Kingston Urban Region, Jamaica, West Indies
Political terrorism is endemic in many large cities of Latin America and the Caribbean. From 1976 to the present, and particularly in 1979–1982, armed conflict between and within the two major political parties in Jamaica has profoundly affected residential location patterns of the urban poor. The Kingston Urban Region (population 719,000) has experienced dramatic movements in residential location. Between 1970 and 1985, out of a total exodus of …
The Shanty Towns of Central Bombay
Three illegal shanty towns surrounding Mahim Creek and the international Airport in central Bombay are home to a million people, including many thousands of migrants fleeing deteriorating conditions in the deforested Western Ghats. The physical environment of these shanty towns is deplorable and among the worst anywhere in the world. Nevertheless, the towns are eagerly sought as convenient locations by job seekers: rather than viewing them as a p…
An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti
ChronologYChristopher Columbus lands on the island called Xaymaca by its Taíno and Arawak inhabitants.The Spaniards build the fort La Navidad.Columbus returns a year later to find the fort destroyed and all Spanish occupants dead.1502-9 The Spanish governor Nicolás de Ovando arrives on the island with hundreds of troops and introduces the cultivation of sugar cane from the Canary Islands.A year later under pretense of a friendly meeting he massac…
Geography (10 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Caribbean history, culture, and politics (6 works) · Urban and Rural Development Challenges (6 works) · Demography (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · History (4 works) · History (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Population (4 works)