The paradigm definition of island states in terms of their vulnerability and fragility has been well documented in the research literature ( Armstrong and Read , 2003; Witter, Briguglio, Bhuglah, 2002). Despite this, a new genre has developed that seeks to portray islands in a more positive light, that is in terms of their resilience, their dynamism , social cohesiveness and links to internatio...

The extant literature presents antecedents of loyalty into four groups: characteristics of the environment, characteristics of the dyadic relationship, characteristics of the consumer, and consumer perceptions of the relationship with the marketing firm. However, it pays little to no attention to the antecedents of loyalty in small island economies. Prior research on small island economies is h...

Few studies have explored the relationships between nation-building, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. Focusing on small island developing states, this paper examines nation-building in Timor-Leste, a small island developing state that recently achieved independence. Nation-building in Timor-Leste is explored in the context of disaster risk reduction, which necessarily incl...

During the Nauru99 field experiment (held during June and July of 1999); the presence of an island effect on the cloud and radiation measurements recorded from the Atmospheric Radiation Cloud Station (ARCS) site at Nauru was identified. The island cloud effect occurs when moist air is advected over the island and the diurnal heating of the island (relative to the surrounding ocean) induces conv...

The second season of the archaeological survey of Qeshm Island was conducted during the winter of 2012, during which the team identified a total of 138 sites. The preliminary analysis of the ceramic assemblage from these sites suggests that 5 sites date to the 3rd millennium B.C.(Bronze Age) and represent the earliest in the directory. The remainder includes 3 Iron Age, 4 Achaemenid, 23 Parthia...

Small island states are likely the countries most vulnerable to climate variability and longterm climate change. Climate models suggest that small island states will experience warmer temperatures and changes in rainfall, soil moisture budgets, prevailing winds (speed and direction), and patterns of wave action. El Niño events likely will strengthen shortterm and interannual climate variations....

Freshwater resources on small coral islands mainly exist in the form of freshwater lenses. The lens is highly vulnerable to salinization due natural recharge variations and urbanization construction. However, it unclear how a evolves under influence construction which factors control its evolution. Based hydrogeological data island China, corresponding 3D numerical model was established by Visu...

Miangas Island is one of the outer islands Indonesia. Determining policies for optimal and sustainable spatial use coastal areas on requires a deep understanding people who live there. Observation survey interview methods were used to collect primary data. The analysis Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) formulate solutions land conflicts in marine areas. results conflict resolution space using ...