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Gender and the Environment

Author : Oecd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789264964136
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (641 download)

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Download or read book Gender and the Environment written by Oecd and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gender equality and environmental goals are mutually reinforcing, with slow progress on environmental actions affecting the achievement of gender equality, and vice versa. Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires targeted and coherent actions. However, complementarities and trade-offs between gender equality and environmental sustainability are scarcely documented within the SDG framework. Based on the SDG framework, this report provides an overview of the gender-environment nexus, looking into data and evidence gaps, economic and well-being benefits, and governance and justice aspects. It examines nine environment-related SDGs (2, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12 and 15) through a gender-environment lens, using available data, case studies, surveys and other evidence. It shows that women around the world are disproportionately affected by climate change, deforestation, land degradation, desertification, growing water scarcity and inadequate sanitation, with gender inequalities further exacerbated by COVID-19. The report concludes that gender-responsiveness in areas such as land, water, energy and transport management, amongst others, would allow for more sustainable and inclusive economic development, and increased well-being for all. Recognising the multiple dimensions of and interactions between gender equality and the environment, it proposes an integrated policy framework, taking into account both inclusive growth and environmental considerations at local, national and international levels.

Women and Gender Equity in Development Theory and Practice

Author : Jane S. Jaquette
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822387751
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)

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Book Synopsis Women and Gender Equity in Development Theory and Practice by : Jane S. Jaquette

Download or read book Women and Gender Equity in Development Theory and Practice written by Jane S. Jaquette and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2006-03-27 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeking to catalyze innovative thinking and practice within the field of women and gender in development, editors Jane S. Jaquette and Gale Summerfield have brought together scholars, policymakers, and development workers to reflect on where the field is today and where it is headed. The contributors draw from their experiences and research in Latin America, Asia, and Africa to illuminate the connections between women’s well-being and globalization, environmental conservation, land rights, access to information technology, employment, and poverty alleviation. Highlighting key institutional issues, contributors analyze the two approaches that dominate the field: women in development (WID) and gender and development (GAD). They assess the results of gender mainstreaming, the difficulties that development agencies have translating gender rhetoric into equity in practice, and the conflicts between gender and the reassertion of indigenous cultural identities. Focusing on resource allocation, contributors explore the gendered effects of land privatization, the need to challenge cultural traditions that impede women’s ability to assert their legal rights, and women’s access to bureaucratic levers of power. Several essays consider women’s mobilizations, including a project to provide Internet access and communications strategies to African NGOs run by women. In the final essay, Irene Tinker, one of the field’s founders, reflects on the interactions between policy innovation and women’s organizing over the three decades since women became a focus of development work. Together the contributors bridge theory and practice to point toward productive new strategies for women and gender in development. Contributors. Maruja Barrig, Sylvia Chant, Louise Fortmann, David Hirschmann, Jane S. Jaquette, Diana Lee-Smith, Audrey Lustgarten, Doe Mayer, Faranak Miraftab, Muadi Mukenge, Barbara Pillsbury, Amara Pongsapich, Elisabeth Prügl, Kirk R. Smith, Kathleen Staudt, Gale Summerfield, Irene Tinker, Catalina Hinchey Trujillo

Women, Development and Human Settlements

Author : United Nations Centre for Human Settlements
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women, Development and Human Settlements written by United Nations Centre for Human Settlements and published by . This book was released on 198? with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Women in Human Settlements Development

Author :
Publisher : UN-HABITAT
ISBN 13 : 9789211312638
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (126 download)

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Download or read book Women in Human Settlements Development written by and published by UN-HABITAT. This book was released on 1995 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Women, Urbanization and Sustainability

Author : Anita Lacey
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 134995182X
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (499 download)

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Download or read book Women, Urbanization and Sustainability written by Anita Lacey and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work considers the city as a gendered space and examines women’s experiences and engagement in both urbanization and sustainability. Such a focus offers distinctive insights into the question of what it means for a city to be sustainable, asking further how sustainability needs to work with gender and the gendered lives of cities’ inhabitants. Vitally, it considers women’s lives in cities and their work to forge more sustainable cities through a wide variety of means, including governmental, non-governmental and local grassroots and individual efforts towards sustainable urban life. The volume is transnational, offering case-studies from a wide range of city sites and sustainability efforts. It explores crucial questions such as the gendered nature and women’s experiences of current urbanization; the gendered nature of urban sustainability thinking and programmes; and local alternatives and resistances to dominant modes of addressing urbanization challenges.

Women and the Environment in the Third World

Author : Irene Dankelman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134045948
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Women and the Environment in the Third World written by Irene Dankelman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '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 Week Women 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 problems faced by women in the management of land, water, forests, energy and human settlements. They also describe the lack of response from international organizations. With the help of well-documented case studies they describe the ways in which women can organize to meet environmental, social and economic challenges. Originally published in 1988

Housing and Human Settlements in a World of Change

Author : Astrid Ley
Publisher : transcript Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3839449421
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (394 download)

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Book Synopsis Housing and Human Settlements in a World of Change by : Astrid Ley

Download or read book Housing and Human Settlements in a World of Change written by Astrid Ley and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2020-10-31 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The challenge of housing is increasingly recognised in international policy discussions in connection to the processes of migration, climate change, and economic globalisation. This book addresses the challenges of housing and emerging solutions along the lines of three major dynamics: migration, climate change, and neo-liberalism. It explores the outcomes of neo-liberal »enabling« ideas, responses to extreme climate events with different housing approaches, and how the dynamics of migration reshape the urban housing provision in a changing world. The aim is to contextualise the theoretical discourses by reflecting on the case study context of the eleven papers published in this book. With forewords by Raquel Rolnik (University Sao Paulo) and Mohammed El Sioufi (UN-Habitat).

Women and Human Development

Author : Martha C. Nussbaum
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 113945935X
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Women and Human Development written by Martha C. Nussbaum and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-03-13 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this major book Martha Nussbaum, one of the most innovative and influential philosophical voices of our time, proposes a kind of feminism that is genuinely international, argues for an ethical underpinning to all thought about development planning and public policy, and dramatically moves beyond the abstractions of economists and philosophers to embed thought about justice in the concrete reality of the struggles of poor women. Nussbaum argues that international political and economic thought must be sensitive to gender difference as a problem of justice, and that feminist thought must begin to focus on the problems of women in the third world. Taking as her point of departure the predicament of poor women in India, she shows how philosophy should undergird basic constitutional principles that should be respected and implemented by all governments, and used as a comparative measure of quality of life across nations.

Gender and Planning

Author : Susan S. Fainstein
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813534992
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Gender and Planning written by Susan S. Fainstein and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To document and analyze the connection between gender and planning, the editors of this volume have assembled an interdisciplinary collection of influential essays by leading scholars. Contributors point to the ubiquitous single-family home, which prevents women from sharing tasks or pooling services. Similarly, they argue that public transportation routes are usually designed for the (male) worker's commute from home to the central city, and do not help the suburban dweller running errands. In addition to these practical considerations, many contributors offer theoretical perspectives on issues such as planning discourse and the construction of concepts of rationality.

World Cities Report 2020

Author : United Nations
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789211328721
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (287 download)

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Download or read book World Cities Report 2020 written by United Nations and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a rapidly urbanizing and globalized world, cities have been the epicentres of COVID-19 (coronavirus). The virus has spread to virtually all parts of the world; first, among globally connected cities, then through community transmission and from the city to the countryside. This report shows that the intrinsic value of sustainable urbanization can and should be harnessed for the wellbeing of all. It provides evidence and policy analysis of the value of urbanization from an economic, social and environmental perspective. It also explores the role of innovation and technology, local governments, targeted investments and the effective implementation of the New Urban Agenda in fostering the value of sustainable urbanization.

Gender Planning and Development

Author : Caroline Moser
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134935374
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Gender Planning and Development written by Caroline Moser and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gender planning is not an end in itself but a means by which women, through a process of empowerment, can emancipate themselves. Ultimately, its success depends on the capacity of women's organizations to confront subordination and create successful alliances which will provide constructive support in negotiating women's needs at the level of household, civil society, the state and the global system. Gender Planning and Development provides an introduction to an issue of primary importance and constant debate. It will be essential reading for academics, practitioners, undergraduates and trainees in anthropology, development studies, women's studies and social policy.

Gender in Local Government

Author : Prabha Khosla
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Gender in Local Government written by Prabha Khosla and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This sourcebook aims at providing local governments with the tools to better understand the importance of gender in the decision-making process and to reach better solutions for the communities they serve. For this publication the following key issues of local governance have been selected: participation in local government, land rights, urban planning, service provision, local government financing, violence against women and local economic development. Each of these issues is introduced by a brief gender analysis. Numerous case studies illustrate what local governments can do. Reflection questions and training exercises help trainers to develop successful training events. [...] [The manual] is designed as a companion to other UN-HABITAT training tools, providing local government trainers with the background and tested training methods they need to strengthen the gender dimension in their day-to-day training activities. The source book may also be used as a stand-alone tool, introducing local governments to gender issues and their importance for local government policy-making and project implementation." -- P. iv.

Reader, Women's Issues in Human Settlement Development

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Reader, Women's Issues in Human Settlement Development written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Role of Bank's in Women Development

Author : Basant Mehta
Publisher : Discovery Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 9788171416417
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book Role of Bank's in Women Development written by Basant Mehta and published by Discovery Publishing House. This book was released on 2003 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With special reference to Udaipur and Dungarpur districts of Rajasthan, India.

Women and Urban Settlement

Author : Caroline Sweetman
Publisher : Oxfam
ISBN 13 : 9780855983482
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book Women and Urban Settlement written by Caroline Sweetman and published by Oxfam. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text studies aspects of urban life from a gender perspective, with social, technical and political aspects of urban life. Articles cover gender-sensitive urban planning; work migration; community urban regeneration schemes; health care for poor urban women; and the dislocation and loss of home experienced by refugees.

Cities, Slums and Gender in the Global South

Author : Sylvia Chant
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317950372
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Cities, Slums and Gender in the Global South written by Sylvia Chant and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing regions are set to account for the vast majority of future urban growth, and women and girls will become the majority inhabitants of these locations in the Global South. This is one of the first books to detail the challenges facing poorer segments of the female population who commonly reside in ‘slums’. It explores the variegated disadvantages of urban poverty and slum-dwelling from a gender perspective. This book revolves around conceptualisation of the ‘gender-urban-slum interface’ which explains key elements to understanding women’s experiences in slum environments. It has a specific focus on the ways in which gender inequalities are can be entrenched but also alleviated. Included is a review of the demographic factors which are increasingly making cities everywhere ‘feminised spaces’, such as increased rural-urban migration among women, demographic ageing, and rising proportions of female-headed households in urban areas. Discussions focus in particular on education, paid and unpaid work, access to land, property and urban services, violence, intra-urban mobility, and political participation and representation. This book will be of use to researchers and professionals concerned with gender and development, urbanisation and rural-urban migration.

Voice and Agency

Author : Jeni Klugman
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464803595
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)

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Download or read book Voice and Agency written by Jeni Klugman and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2014-09-29 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The 2012 report recognized that expanding women's agency - their ability to make decisions and take advantage of opportunities is key to improving their lives as well as the world. This report represents a major advance in global knowledge on this critical front. The vast data and thousands of surveys distilled in this report cast important light on the nature of constraints women and girls continue to face globally. This report identifies promising opportunities and entry points for lasting transformation, such as interventions that reach across sectors and include life-skills training, sexual and reproductive health education, conditional cash transfers, and mentoring. It finds that addressing what the World Health Organization has identified as an epidemic of violence against women means sharply scaling up engagement with men and boys. The report also underlines the vital role information and communication technologies can play in amplifying women's voices, expanding their economic and learning opportunities, and broadening their views and aspirations. The World Bank Group's twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity demand no less than the full and equal participation of women and men, girls and boys, around the world." -- Publisher's description.