1. Gender and Environment: A feminist political ecology perspective / Dianne Rocheleau, Barbara Thomas-Slayter and Esther Wangari -- 2. Out on the Front Lines but Still Struggling for Voice: Women in the rubber tappers' defense of the forest in Xapuri, Acre, Brazil / Connie Campbell / Women's Group of Xapuri -- 3. Feminist Politics and Environmental Justice: Women's community activism in West Harlem, New York / Vernice Miller, Moya Hallstein and Susan Quass -- 4. Protecting the Environment Against State Policy in Austria: From women's participation in protest to new voices in parliament / Doris Wastl-Walter -- 5. Spanish Women Against Industrial Waste: A gender perspective on environmental grassroots movements / Josepa Bru-Bistuer -- 6. Gendered Visions for Survival: Semi-arid regions in Kenya / Esther Wangari, Barbara Thomas-Slayter and Dianne Rocheleau.
Summary:
Feminist Political Ecology explores the gendered relations of ecologies, economies, and politics in communities as diverse as the rubber tappers in the rainforests of Brazil and activist groups fighting environmental racism in New York City. Environmental struggles occur throughout the world from industrial to agrarian societies. Women are often at the centre of these struggles concerning local knowledge, everyday practice, rights to resources, sustainable development, environmental quality, and social justice. This book bridges the gap between the academic and rural orientation of political ecology and the largely activist and urban focus of environmental justice movements. It aims to bring together the theoretical frameworks of feminist analysis with the specificities of women's activism and experiences around the world.
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