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Author:   Irene Dankelman ,  Joan Davidson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.420kg
ISBN:  

9780415852159

ISBN 10:   0415852153
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   12 April 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Dedication Authors' Preface Foreword by The Hon. Mrs Victoria Chitepo Introduction: Women have something to say Part I Women, Environment and Natural Resources 1. why Women? 2. Land: Women at the Centre of the Food Crisis Case Studies: Women and soybeans in Togo, West Africa The Pinabetal Women's Organization, Mexico The Vacaria Project, Brazil Tribal women in Iran Golgotta Settlement, Ethiopia 3. The Invisible Water Managers Case Studies: The women's dam, Burkina Faso Water for health in Kenya Water for Rochina, Brazil Canal hurts Colombian women 4. Women and Forests: Fuel, Food and Fooder Case Studies: The story of Gadkharkh village, India The Ghorepani Project, Nepal Women in forestry, Kenya 5. Women's Energy Crisis Case Studies: Africa : a Woman from Ghana The life of Ione Halley, Guyana Mombamba Women's Group, Kenya 6. Human Settlements: Women's Environment of Poverty Case Studies: A child of Delhi The women of Bhopal Invisible Women: Purdah in Pakistan Squatter Upgrading, Lusaka, Zambia Women's Construction Collective, Jamaica Baldia Soakpit Project, Karachi, Pakistan Urban agriculture, Lusaka, Zambia Part II Women and Environmental Conservation 7. Women Working for Conservation Interviews: Vandana Shiva, India Maria Jos Guazzelli, Brazil Shimwaayi Muntemba, Zambia 8. Training Women Case Studies: Training and technology in Senegal Instraw Pakistani women visit India 9. Planning the Family: A Woman's Choice? Case Study: Planned parenthood and women's development 10. Women Organize Themselves Case Studies: Green Belt Movement, Kenya Acdo Democr tica Feminina Gaticha, Brazil Women Promote Appropriate Technology, Guyana ORAP, Zimbabwe 11. The International Response Case Study: Luangwa Project, Zambia 12. Working Together for the Future References Abbreviations Resource Organizations Contributors Index

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