Total population in 2010
Urban population in 2010
Population change between 1980 and 2010
Urban population change between 1980 and 2010
Population density in 2010
Physiological density in 2009
Natural disasters between 1980 and 2010
People killed by natural disasters
Cost of global inaction on climate change in 2025
Carbon dioxide emissions in 2008
Gross Domestic Produce per capita in 2010
Human Development Index in 2010
Rainfall
Total population in 2010
Urban population in 2010
Population change between 1980 and 2010
Urban population change between 1980 and 2010
Population density in 2010
Physiological density in 2009
Natural disasters between 1980 and 2010
People killed by natural disasters
Cost of global inaction on climate change in 2025
Carbon dioxide emissions in 2008
Gross Domestic Produce per capita in 2010
Human Development Index in 2010
Rainfall
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This project, lead by CCS affiliate Tania López-Marrero, developed a series of maps for the Insular Caribbean called cartograms –a type of map that allows to “redraw” conventional maps by varying the size and shape of the geographic units in relation to the quantity they represent. The maps display various topics regarding population and environment in the region. They were developed by López-Marrero and undergraduate Rutgers student Kae Yamane. The maps form part of the Cartographic essay “The various shapes of the Insular Caribbean: Population and Environment”, which was published as part of the Special Issue of Caribbean Studies “Get up, Stand up”: Environmental Situation, Threats, and Opportunities in the Insular Caribbean.