Gender and natural resource management : livelihoods, mobility and interventions

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Title:

Author:

Resurreccion, Babette P.

ISBN:

9781844075805

Publication Information:

London Earthscan 2008

Physical Description:

xvi, 268 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

General Note:

"Earthscan publishes in association with the International Institute for Environment and Development." -- A collection of papers evolved from a panel on gender, environment, and natural resource management at the EU-Asia Link Project's International Conference on Gender, Globalization, and Public Policy at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand in May 2004, with some chapters substantially revised versions of papers presented there and others contributed subsequent to the conference.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Subject Term:

Natural resources -- Asia -- Management -- Congresses

Women and the environment -- Asia -- Congresses

Ecofeminism -- Asia -- Congresses

Added Author:

Resurreccion, Babette P.

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Summary

This book is about the gender dimensions of natural resource exploitation and management, with a focus on Asia. It explores the uneasy negotiations between theory, policy and practice that are often evident within the realm of gender, environment and natural resource management, especially where gender is understood as a political, negotiated and contested element of social relationships. It offers a critical feminist perspective on gender relations and natural resource management in the context of contemporary policy concerns: decentralized governance, the elimination of poverty and the 'mainstreaming' of gender.

Through a combination of strong conceptual argument and empirical material from a variety of political economic and ecological contexts (including Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam), the book examines gender-environment linkages within shifting configurations of resource access and control. The book will serve as a core resource for students of gender studies and natural resource management, and as supplementary reading for a wide range of disciplines including geography, environmental studies, sociology and development. It also provides a stimulating collection of ideas for professionals looking to incorporate gender issues within their practice in sustainable development.

Published with IDRC.