Women and the Environment in the Third World: Alliance for the Future (IUCN Sustainable Development Series)

by Irene Dankelman

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'This book ... should be issued to grass-root organisations everywhere' Doris Lessing, The New Scientist'It is must reading for government planners, environmentalists and the ordinary layman' Asia WeekWomen in the Third World play the major role in managing natural resources. They are also the first and hardest hit by environmental mismanagement, yet they are neither consulted nor taken into account by development strategists.lrene Dankelman and Joan Davidson provide a clear account of the show more problems faced by women in the management of land, water, forests, energy and human settlements. They als show less

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Irene Dankelman an ecologist by background, has been specializing in the area of gender and environment for over 25 years, and has published lectured and advised widely on these themes at global level and in many countries and regions around the globe

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Economics, Nonfiction, Sexuality and Gender Studies, Science & Nature, Business
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333.7082Society, government, & cultureEconomicsEconomics of land and energyConservation, Alternative Energy Sources
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HQ1240.5 .D44 .D36Social sciencesThe family. Marriage, Women and SexualityThe Family. Marriage. WomenWomen. Feminism
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