Executive Secretariat for Economic and Social Affairs
Department of Regional Development
GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES
DEPARTMENT OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Washington, D.C. 1986
Chapter 1. Basic characteristics of rural settlement
1.1.1. Population and economy
1.1.2. Inherited characteristics of the rural sector1.2. The distribution of population and land
1.2.1. Population distribution
1.2.2. The distribution of agricultural land
1.2.3. Spatial differentiation of population and land distribution1.3. Human settlements in rural Saint Lucia
1.3.1. Criteria for the typification of human settlements
1.3.2. Types of settlements
Chapter 2. Land tenure and distribution as constraints on agricultural development
2.1.1. Land ownership and rental
2.1.2. Ownership and operation of the agricultural holdings
2.1.3. Family lands2.2.1. Holding size categories
2.2.2. Fragmentation and centralization
2.2.3. Characterizing the land distribution problem
2.2.4. The landless population2.3.1. Uses of agricultural land
2.3.2. Intensity of land use
2.3.3. Land use and family land
2.3.4. Land utilization
2.3.5. The function of production
Chapter 3. Legal and institutional framework for natural resources conservation and development
3.1. Legal background of land development control and regulation
3.1.1. Land ownership and registration
3.1.2. Land use control and regulation3.2. Legal background of natural resources conservation and development
3.2.1. Forest protection
3.2.2. Beach protection
3.2.3. Wildlife protection and areas of natural and historic interest
3.2.4. Natural resources use3.3. Institutional structures for natural resources conservation and development
3.3.1. Institutional development and coverage of issues of natural resources development
3.3.2. Institutional coordination on natural resources conservation and development
3.3.3. Manpower resources for natural resources conservation and development
3.3.4. Recent trends in institutional development
Chapter 4. Dynamics of the land problem
4.1. Recent land development trends
4.1.1. The dynamics of land distribution
4.1.2. Proposals and actions concerning land tenure
4.1.3. General proposals for land redistribution4.2. Specific land development projects
4.2.1. Roseau smallholder resettlement scheme
4.2.2. Dennery Farmco
4.2.3. Private redistribution of land: Marquis estate
4.2.4. Integrated rural development: Fond Assor
4.2.5. Evaluation of proposals for change
Chapter 5. Alternative approaches to land transformation
5.1. Alternative solutions to land tenure problems
5.1.1. Multiple ownership and fragmentation
5.1.2. Insecure forms of tenure
5.1.3. Inefficient system for the registration of ownership5.2. Alternatives for land redistribution
5.2.1. Basic objectives and options
5.2.2. Indirect intervention
5.2.3. Limited direct interventions
5.2.4. Comprehensive direct interventions
5.2.5. Broad policy options
Chapter 6. Short-term strategy for land redistribution
6.1. Basic characteristics of the strategy
6.1.1. Objective of the strategy
6.1.2. Structure of the strategy6.2. Intervention at the national level
6.2.1. Land taxation
6.2.2. Financial instruments
6.2.3. Regulation of land development6.3. Intervention at the local level
6.3.1. Reconsolidation of small holdings
6.3.2. Redistribution of land
6.3.3. Expansion of the rural frontier
6.3.4. Coordination with other agricultural development activities
7.1. Required actions and general principles
7.2.1. Management of natural resources
7.2.2. Land registration
7.2.3. Land redistribution7.3. Institutional development
7.3.1. Management of natural resources
7.3.2. Land registration
7.3.3. Land redistribution
Chapter 8. Pilot project on land registration: Morne panache
8.1.1. Objectives
8.1.2. Selection of the project area
8.1.3. Main components of the pilot project8.2. Characteristics of the pilot project
8.2.1. Land tenure and distribution
8.2.2. Present land use
8.2.3. Potential land use8.3. Cadastral survey and land adjudication
8.3.1. Title registration
8.3.2. Essential procedures
8.3.3. Cadastral survey
8.3.4. Cadastral survey methodology8.4. Research on land redistribution needs
8.4.1. Evaluation of the land registration experience
8.4.2. Analysis of land distribution problems
8.4.3. Institutional framework for project implementation8.5. Financial analysis and assessment of farming systems
Summary
A.1. Factors affecting soil formationA.1.1. Geology and lithology
A.1.2. Climate
A.1.3. Relief
A.1.4. Soil characteristicsA.2. Characteristics of the vegetation
A.2.1. Ecological classification
A.2.2. Methodology used in the classification
A.2.3. Description of life zonesA.3.1. Definition of land capabilities
A.3.2. Characteristics of the land classes
A.3.3. Land availability by capability classesA.4. Environmental management of land resources
A.4.1. Environmental considerations for management of agricultural natural resources
A.4.2. Characteristics of soil erosion
A.4.3. Principles of land resource management
A.4.4. Recommendations for land resource managementA.5. Land capability in selected watersheds
A.5.1. Marquis River basin
A.5.2. Roseau River basin
A.5.3. Vieux Fort River basin
A.5.4. Canelles River basin
A.5.5. Troumasse River basin
A.5.6. Fond d'Or River basin
A.5.7. Cul de Sac River basin
Summary
B.1. General backgroundB.1.1. Objectives of the study
B.1.2. Evaluation of basic informationB.2. Rainfall patterns
B.3. Available flows at river basin level
B.4. Demand at the river basin level
B.5. Development potential at the river basin levelB.5.1. Marquis River basin
B.5.2. Roseau River basin
B.5.3. Vieux Fort River basin
B.5.4. Canelles River basin
B.5.5. Troumasse River basin
B.5.6. Fond d'Or River basin
B.5.7. Cul de Sac River basin
Annex C. Environmental prospective
C.1. Objectives and strategy for environmental planning
C.1.1. Protection of mangroves and coastal ecosystems (Objective 1)
C.1.2. Linkage with the Ministry of Agriculture (Objective 2)
C.1.3. Strategy for environmental planningC.2. Methodology for determining environmental units
C.2.1. Inventory of physical resources
C.2.2. Quantification of ecological processes
C.2.3. Definition of environmental unitsC.3. Procedure for determining environmental impact
C.4. Environmental assessment of Marigot BayC.4.1. Background
C.4.2. Development proposals
C.4.3. Physical environment
C.4.4. Development
C.4.5. Analysis for environmental management
C.4.6. Alternatives
C.4.7. An outline of the OAS Tourism Planning Seminar
Annex D. Population and land distribution in Saint Lucia: Basic information
Annex E. Characteristics of landholding patterns in Saint Lucia: Basic information