Title Research, action and policy : addressing the gendered impacts of climate change / Margaret Alston, Kerri Whittenbury, editors

Published Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 281 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Part 1. Introducing Gender and Climate Change -- Introducing Gender and Climate Change: Research, Policy and Action / Margaret Alston Part 2. Questioning Gender and Climate Justice -- Gendering Climate Knowledge for Justice: Catalyzing a New Research Agenda / Nancy Tuana -- A Climate for Feminist Intervention: Feminist Science Studies and Climate Change / Andrei L. Israel and Carolyn Sachs -- Post-conventional Approaches to Gender, Climate Change and Social Justice / Karen Bell -- Two Solitudes, Many Bridges, Big Tent: Women's Leadership in Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction / Elaine Enarson Part 3. Interrogating Policy from a Gender Perspective -- Gendering Climate Change: Implications for Debates, Policies and Practices / Lena Dominelli -- Gender, Development, and Rights-Based Approaches: Lessons for Climate Change Adaptation and Adaptive Social Protection / Beth Bee, Maureen Biermann and Petra Tschakert -- From "Free" Trade to Farm Women: Gender and the Neoliberal Environment / Amber J. Fletcher -- Renegotiating Gender as Farming Families Manage Agricultural and Rural Restructuring in the Mallee / Josephine Clarke Part 4. Action and Strategies to address Gender and Climate Change -- Gendered Access to Green Power: Motivations and Barriers for Changing the Energy Provider / Gotelind Alber -- A Path to Implementation: Gender-Responsive Climate Change Strategies / Lorena Aguilar -- The Gender Gap in Environmental Attitudes: A System Justification Perspective / Rachel E. Goldsmith, Irina Feygina and John T. Jost Part 5. Gender and Climate Change Examples from Around the World -- Gender and Climate Change in Australia and the Pacific / Margaret Alston -- Gender Issues in Climate Change Adaptation: Farmers' Food Security in Andhra Pradesh / Yianna Lambrou and Sibyl Nelson -- Climate Change, Women's Health, Wellbeing and Experiences of Gender Based Violence in Australia / Kerri Whittenbury -- Women Farmer Scientists in Participatory Action Research Processes for Adaptation / Bettina Koelle -- Gendered Adaptations to Climate Change: A Case Study from the Philippines / Gerlie T. Tatlonghari and Thelma R. Paris -- Gender and Declining Fisheries in Lobitos, Perú: Beyond Pescador and Ama De Casa / Naomi Joy Godden -- Climate Change: A Himalayan Perspective 'Local Knowledge -- The Way Forward' / Reetu Sogani -- Gender and Climate Change: Implications for Responding to the Needs of Those Affected by Natural Disasters and Other Severe Weather Events / Desley Hargreaves Summary Research, Action and Policy: Addressing the Gendered Impacts of Climate Change presents the voices of women from every continent, women who face vastly different climate events and challenges. The book heralds a new way of understanding climate change that incorporates gender justice and human rights for all Analysis Environmental sciences Climatic changes Human Geography Developmental psychology Environment Climate Change Gender Studies Social Structure, Social Inequality Notes "This book emerges from the Gender and Climate Change: Women, Research and Action Conference held at Monash University Prato Campus, in Italy in 2011." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject Climatic changes -- Congresses Climatic changes -- Government policy -- Congresses Climatic changes -- Political aspects -- Congresses Climatic changes -- Social aspects -- Congresses Women and the environment -- Congresses Climate change mitigation -- Congresses Women -- Social conditions -- Congresses BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. Sciences de la terre. Environnement. Climate change mitigation Climatic changes Climatic changes -- Government policy Climatic changes -- Political aspects Climatic changes -- Social aspects Women and the environment Women -- Social conditions Genre/Form proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author Alston, Margaret. Whittenbury, Kerri. LC no. 2012950337 ISBN 9789400755185 940075518X

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