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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452959603321

Autore

Stephens Anne

Titolo

Ecofeminism and systems thinking / / Anne Stephens

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-138-95282-6

1-135-02230-5

0-203-76728-4

1-135-02231-3

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (162 p.)

Collana

Routledge Research in Gender and Society ; ; Volume 36

Disciplina

304.2082

Soggetti

Ecofeminism

Social ecology

Critical thinking

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures and Pictures ; List of Tables ; Preface; Acknowledgments ; PART A; 1 Introduction ; 2 Ecofeminism and Systems Theory ; 3 Comparing and Contrasting Ecofeminism and Systems Thinking ; 4 Principles of Feminist-Systems Thinking ; PART B; 5 Case Study 1: Exploring FST Principles in Community Development-The Carrot on a Stick Early Health Intervention Program ; 6 Case Study 2: The Yarrabah Kinship Gardens ; 7 Case Study 3: Evaluating Changes-Community Awareness Growth and Change

8 Case Study 4: Greening the Economy-Mapping and Identifying Ways to Transform a Regional Economy 9 Drawing Conclusions and the Value of the Feminist-Systems Thinking Framework ; Notes; References ; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book brings together two vitally important strands of 20th-century thinking to establish a set of simple and elegant principles for planning, project design and evaluation. It explains the backgrounds of cultural ecofeminism and critical systems thinking, and what we find when they are systematically compared. Both theories share a range of



concepts, have a strong social justice ethic, and challenge the legacy of modernity. The book takes theory into practice. The value of the emergent principles of feminist-systems thinking are described and demonstrated through four chapters of case stu