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Environment, Knowledge and Gender - Couverture rigide

Jewitt, Sarah

 
9781138739802: Environment, Knowledge and Gender
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1138739804 ISBN 13 : 9781138739802
Editeur : Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

This title was first published in 2002: Tracing global shifts in development thinking through to national-level policy making in India and its local-scale implications, Sarah Jewitt investigates the practical value of radical populist and eco-feminist alternatives to more mainstream forms of development. Using detailed empirical data on forests and agriculture from two adivasi (tribal) villages in India, she takes a micro-political ecology approach to examine inter- and intra-community (especially gender) variations in environmental knowledge, resource management strategies and development aspirations. Critiquing the adoption of romanticized eco-feminist discourse in policymaking, Jewitt studies the Jharkhand region of Bihar, India, to determine women's contribution to environmental degradation and how the implementation of environmentally-oriented development initiatives affects their daily lives. She also examines the populist concern about the displacement of traditional agro-ecological practices by modern techniques, and illustrates the need to understand local people's socio-cultural beliefs and aspirations as well as their technical knowledge when seeking to promote more appropriate development.

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À propos de l'auteur

Sarah Jewitt, School of Geography, The University of Nottingham, UK

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1138739804
ISBN 13 
9781138739802
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
382
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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