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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.

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Author:   Margaret Alston ,  Kerri Whittenbury
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2013 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   4.628kg
ISBN:  

9789400796171

ISBN 10:   940079617
Pages:   282
Publication Date:   14 December 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Contents.- Preface.- Part I: Introducing Gender and Climate Change.- 1. Introducing Gender and Climate Change.- Part II: Questioning Gender and Climate Justice.- 2. Gender Climate Knowledge for Justice: Catalyzing a New Research Agenda.- 3. A Climate for Feminist Intervention:  Feminist Science Studies and Climate Change.- 4. Post-Conventional Approaches to Gender, Climate Change and Social Justice.- 5. Two Solitudes, Many Bridges, Big Tent: Women’s Leadership in Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction.- Part III: Interrogating Policy from a Gender Perspective.- 6. Gendering Climate Change:  Implications for Debates, Policies and Practices.- 7. Gender, Development, and Rights-Based Approaches: Lessons for Climate Change Adaptation and Adaptive Social Protection.- 8. From “Free” Trade to Farm Women: Gender and the Neoliberal Environment.- 9. Renegotiating Gender as Farming Families Manage Agricultural and Rural Restructuring in the Mallee.- Part IV: Action and Strategies to Address Gender and Climate Change.- 10. Gendered Access to Green Power: Motivations and Barriers for Changing the Energy Provider.- 11. A Path to Implementation: Gender-Responsive Climate Change Strategies.- 12. The Gender Gap in Environmental Attitudes: A System Justification Perspective.- Part V: Gender and Climate Change Examples from Around the World.- 13. Gender and Climate Change in Australia and the Pacific.- 14. Gender Issues in Climate Change Adaptation: Farmers’ Food Security in Andhra Pradesh.- 15. Climate Change, Women’s Health, Wellbeing and Experiences of Gender Based Violence in Australia.- 16. Women Farmer Scientists in Participatory Action Research Processes for Adaptation.- 17. Gendered Adaptations to Climate Change: A Case Study  from the Philippines.- 18. Gender and Declining Fisheries in Lobitos, Perú: Beyond Pescador and Ama de Casa.- 19. Climate Change – A Himalayan Perspective  ‘Local Knowledge –the Way Forward’.- 20. Gender and Climate Change:Implications for Responding to the Needs of those Affected by Natural Disasters and Other Severe Weather Events.

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