Gender and the environment / / Nicole Detraz

• Autore: Detraz Nicole
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, England ; ; Malden, Massachusetts : , : Polity Press, , 2017; 2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 214 pages)
• Disciplina: 304.2081
• Soggetto topico: Women and the environment; Environmental policy - Social aspects; Environmental management - Social aspects; Environmental protection - Social aspects; Global environmental change - Social aspects
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: How Are Gender and the Environment Connected? -- Sustainability and Sustainable Development as Gendered Concepts -- Revealing Gender in Environmental Justice -- Too Many People? Gender and Population Debates -- Too Much Stuff? Gender and Debates about Consumption -- Too Little Security? Gender and the Securitization of the Environment -- Conclusion: Gendered Sustainability and Justice in Climate Change Debates.
• Sommario/riassunto: "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 issues and to develop policies to tackle them effectively and justly. Our society often has different expectations of men and women, and these expectations influence the realm of environmental politics. Drawing on examples of various environmental concerns from countries around the world, Gender and the Environment makes the case that it is only by adopting a more inclusive focus that embraces the complex ways men and women interact with ecosystems that we can move towards enhanced sustainability and greater environmental justice on a global scale. This much-needed book is an invaluable guide for those interested in environmental politics and gender studies, and sets the agenda for future scholarship and advocacy."--Provided by publisher.
• Titolo autorizzato: Gender and the environment
• ISBN: 1-5095-1194-6; 1-5095-1196-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910156235403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II