ABSTRACT
Feminist Political Ecology explores the gendered relations of ecologies, economies and politics in communities as diverse as the rubbertappers in the rainforests of Brazil to activist groups fighting racism in New York City.
Women are often at the centre of these struggles, struggles which concern local knowledge, everyday practice, rights to resources, sustainable development, environmental quality, and social justice.
The book bridges the gap between the academic and rural orientation of political ecology and the largely activist and urban focus of environmental justice movements.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|23 pages
Conceptual Overview
part II|100 pages
Gendered Organizations
chapter 2|35 pages
Out on the Front Lines But Still Struggling for Voice
chapter 3|24 pages
Feminist Politics And Environmental Justice:
chapter 4|19 pages
Protecting The Environment Against State Policy In Austria
chapter 5|20 pages
Spanish Women Against Industrial Waste
part III|84 pages
Gendered Resource Rights
chapter 7|25 pages
Developing And Dismantling Social Capital
chapter 8|29 pages
"Our Lives Are No Different From That Of Our Buffaloes"
part IV|75 pages
Gendered Knowledge
chapter 9|13 pages
Gendered Knowledge: Rights And Space In Two Zimbabwe Villages
chapter 10|27 pages
From Forest Gardens To Tree Farms
chapter 12|13 pages
"Hysterical Housewives" And Other Mad Women
part V|23 pages
Conclusion