Bethlehem: from exploitation to ecosystem service

Bethlehem - from exploitation to ecosystem service, is a project based on Sint Maarten in the Caribbean. The lower social classes of Sint Maarten experience trouble with their building culture, especially in combination with the reoccurring hurricanes and earthquakes. Vulnerable communities mostly rely on self or communal building, since both...

Reconstructing the commons: A regenerative form of tourism towards the ecosystem and its services

St. Maarten is one of the islands in the Caribbean, situated within the hurricane belt of the Atlantic Ocean. In september 2017, it was hit directly by a hurricane called Irma, causing widespread damage to the island. As many other Caribbean islands, St. Maarten is highly depending on tourism as an income, which with drawled in the aftermath of...