Gender and Climate Change: An Introduction by Irene Dankelman - 9781844078646

Taylor & Francis

Gender and Climate Change: An IntroductionAuthor(s): Irene Dankelman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Earthscan Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781844078646, 978-1844078646\nSynopsis\nAlthough climate change affects everybody it is not gender neutral. It has significant social impacts and magnifies existing inequalities such as the disparity between women and men in their vulnerability and ability to cope with this global phenomenon.\n\n This new textbook, edited by one of the authors of the seminal Women and the Environment in the Third World: Alliance for the Future [tel] which first exposed the links between environmental degradation and unequal impacts on women, provides a comprehensive introduction to gender aspects of climate change. Over 35 authors have contributed to the book.\n\n It starts with a short history of the thinking and practice around gender and sustainable development over the past decades. Next it provides a theoretical framework f.