Gender and the Environment

by Nicole Detraz

Book Overview

Climate change, natural disasters, and loss of biodiversity are all considered major environmental concerns for the international community both now and into the future. Each are damaging to the earth, but they also negatively impact human lives, especially those of women. Despite these important links, to date very little consideration has been given to the role of gender in global environmental politics and policy-making.

This timely and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745663826
• ISBN13: 9780745663821
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"