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Gender and the Environment (Gender and Global Politics)
Nicole Detraz
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Description for Gender and the Environment (Gender and Global Politics)
Paperback. 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; JPS; RND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
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 environmental ... 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 environmental ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Gender and Global Politics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745663838
SKU
V9780745663838
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99-50
About Nicole Detraz
Nicole Detraz received his Ph.D., Colorado State University, 2009; MA, Colorado State University, 2005; BA, Louisiana State University, 2002. Dr. Detraz joined the Political Science department in 2009. She specializes in international relations, and environmental politics. Her research centers on the intersections of security, the environment, and gender. She received a Dunavant Professorship in Fall 2017. Dr. Detraz has also ... Read more
Reviews for Gender and the Environment (Gender and Global Politics)
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 book ... Read more