Gender and the Environment
Nicole Detraz
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Description for Gender and the Environment
Hardcover. Climate change, natural disasters, and loss of biodiversity are all considered major environmental concerns for the international community both now and into the future. Each are damaging to the earth, but they also negatively impact human lives, especially those of women. Series: Gender and Global Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Climate change, natural disasters, and loss of biodiversity are all considered major environmental concerns for the international community both now and into the future. Each are damaging to the earth, but they also negatively impact human lives, especially those of women. Despite these important links, to date very little consideration has been given to the role of gender in global environmental politics and policy-making.
This timely and insightful book explains why gender matters to the environment. In it, Nicole Detraz examines contemporary debates around population, consumption, and security to show how gender can help us to better understand ... Read more
Climate change, natural disasters, and loss of biodiversity are all considered major environmental concerns for the international community both now and into the future. Each are damaging to the earth, but they also negatively impact human lives, especially those of women. Despite these important links, to date very little consideration has been given to the role of gender in global environmental politics and policy-making.
This timely and insightful book explains why gender matters to the environment. In it, Nicole Detraz examines contemporary debates around population, consumption, and security to show how gender can help us to better understand ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Gender and Global Politics
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745663821
SKU
V9780745663821
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Ref
99-1
About Nicole Detraz
Nicole Detraz is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Memphis
Reviews for Gender and the Environment
"Inequality and discrimination are central to why the global environmental crisis is escalating. Nicole Detraz’s trailblazing book reveals how gender analysis offers essential insights into why the problems of consumption, environmental insecurity, and unsustainable development persist, as well as why government and corporate policies so often cause even greater injustice." Peter Dauvergne, University of British Columbia "Detraz's ... Read more