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Front cover; critique influence change; About the authors; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface to the critique influence change edition; 1 Introduction: Why We Wrote This Book Together; Why is it so difficult to see this common ground?; Freedom versus emancipation; False strategies; The global versus the local; The breakdown of universalist (Western) ideologies and the emergence of cultural relativism; Ecofeminism; 'Spiritual' or 'political' ecofeminism?; Notes; Part 1 Critique and Perspective; 2 Reductionism and Regeneration: A Crisis in Science; Knowledge and ignorance

This anthology situates the cultural and literary theories of ecofeminism in an interdisciplinary and global dialogue. It brings ecofeminism into conversation with several areas of inquiry, including ecocriticism, postcolonialism, geography, environmental law, religion, geoengineering, systems thinking, family therapy, and environmental justice

1. Introduction -- 2. Ecofeminism and systems theory -- 3. Comparing and contrasting ecofeminism and systems thinking -- 4. Principles of feminist-systems thinking -- 5. Case study 1 : exploring FST principles in community development : the carrot on a stick early health intervention program -- 6. Case study 2 : the yarrabah kinship gardens -- 7. Case study 3 : evaluating changes : community awareness growth and change -- 8. Case study 4 : greening the economy : mapping and identifying ways to transform a regional economy -- 9. Drawing conclusions and the value of the feminist-systems thinking framework.

Why is ecofeminism still needed to address the environmental emergencies and challenges of our times? Ecofeminism has a chequered history in terms of its popularity and its perceived value in conceptualizing the relationship between gender and nature as well as feeding forms of activism that aim to confront the environmental challenges of the moment. This book provides a much-needed comprehensive overview of the relevance and value of using eco-feminist theories. It gives a broad coverage of traditional and emerging eco-feminist theories and explores, across a range of chapters, their various contributions and uniquely spans various strands of ecofeminist thinking. The origins of influential eco-feminist theories are discussed including key themes and some of its leading figures (contributors include Erika Cudworth, Greta Gaard, Trish Glazebrook and Niamh Moore), and outlines its influence on how scholars might come to a more generative understanding of the natural environment. The book examines eco-feminism's potential contribution for advancing current discussions and research on the relationships between the humans and more than humans that share our world. This timely volume makes a distinctive scholarly contribution and is a valuable resources for students and academics in the fields of environmentalism, political ecology, sustainability and nature resource management.

The neoliberal environmental governance of river conservation, coupled with the organizational modernization imposed and sustained by the European Union's water directives, engenders Other Spaces of feminist ecological alignment. The riparian landscapes of urban cities are manifestations of political and ideological rationalities operating under the constraints of capitalist markets, and are saturated by the contradictions of neoliberal environmental science. Neoliberal rationalities configur