Sugar Mills, Technology, and Environmental Change: A Case Study of Colonial Agro-Industrial Development in the Caribbean

Sugar plantation development and environmental change in the Caribbean are examined together through case studies of sugar estates and settlement distribution on a former British colony. The downscaling of production and general abandonment of the island after the mid-19th century left intact an agr...

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Published in:IA, the journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology the journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology, 2006-01, Vol.32 (1), p.53-80
Main Author: Meniketti, Marco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Environmental technology
Factories
Landscapes
Masonry
Material culture
Plantations
Sugar crops
Sugar industry
Sugars
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Summary:Sugar plantation development and environmental change in the Caribbean are examined together through case studies of sugar estates and settlement distribution on a former British colony. The downscaling of production and general abandonment of the island after the mid-19th century left intact an agro-industrial landscape. Relic industrial features provide insights to pivotal economic episodes since the first founding of the colony in the 17th century. Technology, factory architecture, and artifacts were used to assess change over time and for hypothesizing phases of development congruent with socioeconomic history in the region.
ISSN:0160-1040