Rural vs. Non-Rural Environmental Enforcement?

[rldavis]

Hi-I do water problem work on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas. I had a
student go down there with me recently who got interested in the enforcement
(or non-enforcement) of environmental laws and regulations on the island.
The Bahamas have a relatively good record when it comes to writing and
enforcing laws in Nassau and on Grand Bahama Island. Her question was, why
aren¹t they enforced on San Salvador and, presumably, on others of the ³out²
islands.

We¹ve pretty well exhausted our limited knowledge of where to look for
information on this subject (as has our reference librarian) and so I¹d like
to turn to you for help. We¹re interested in any studies that may have been
done anywhere on this topic (rural vs. non-rural enforcement of
environmental laws/regulations). Of course, our prime area is the Caribbean,
but examples or studies from other developed or partially developed (in
which category I put the Bahamas) countries would be good too. Anybody know
anything about this?

Thanks for your help. I¹m usually just a ³lurker² on this list, but, as a
natural scientist, I find most of the exchanges lively, interesting, and
informative.

Larry Davis 
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