Gender and Sustainability: Lessons from Asia and Latin America
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Acronyms -- 1. Introduction: Gender and Sustainability - María Luz Cruz-Torres and Pamela McElwee -- Part I. Gender and Forests -- 2. Environmentalism and Gender in Intag, Ecuador - Linda D'Amico -- 3. Democratic Spaces across Scales: Women's Inclusion in Community Forestry in Orissa, India - Neera M. Singh -- 4. The Gender Dimensions of the Illegal Trade in Wildlife: Local and Global Connections in Vietnam - Pamela McElwee -- Part II. Gender and Water -- 5. Gender, Water Scarcity, and the Management of Sustainability Tradeoffs in Cochabamba, Bolivia - Amber Wutich -- 6. Gendered Fruit and Vegetable Home Processing Near the US-Mexico Border: Climate Change, Water Scarcity, and Noncapitalist Visions of the Future - Stephanie J. Buechler -- 7. Meaningful Waters: Women, Development, and Sustainability along the Bhagirathi Ganges - Georgina Drew -- Part III. Gender and Fisheries -- 8. Gender, Sustainability, and Shrimp Farming: Negotiating Risky Business in Vietnam's Mekong Delta - Hong Anh Vu -- 9. The Role of Gender in the Reduction of Fishing Effort in the Coastal Philippines - James F. Eder -- 10. Contested Livelihoods: Gender, Fisheries, and Resistance in Northwestern Mexico - María Luz Cruz-Torres -- Part IV. Conclusion -- 11. Why Gender Matters, Why Women Matter - Lisa Gezon -- List of Contributors -- Index.