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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of case study authors; Introduction; Disasters; Social work and environment; Structure of the book; PART I: Theories for practice in disaster social work; Chapter 1: Social work and the environment: an historical overview; Historical engagement; Early re-engagement with the environment; Awakening awareness; Environmental degradation (early 2000s); Environment central; Summary; Questions; Chapter 2: Global policy contexts; Global developments in the 1980s and beyond; Australia's position

1. Introducing climate change and its impacts on the people of Bangladesh -- 2. Bangladesh : culture and context -- 3. National and international policies and frameworks : advancing gender equality -- 4. Existing circumstances : shaping a life in rural Bangladesh -- 5. Perceptions of climate changes and events, preparations and responses -- 6. Negotiating the climate disaster experience -- 7. Impacts of climate change -- 8. Conclusion : vulnerability, resilience and adaptation : advancing gender equality.

A brutal gang-rape of a young woman in India in 2012 caused a global outcry against rising brutal violence against women. In response to the young woman's death and the protests that followed, the contributors analyze the position of women in South Asia, the issue of violence, women's political activism and gender inequalities

The brutal rape of a young woman on a bus in Delhi in 2012 lit a spark of outrage across the world. Young women marched in protest, urging recognition of the rights of women and greater gender equality. This book emerges in response to the young woman's subsequent death and the protests which followed. The contributors have come together to present a detailed analysis of the position of women in South Asia, the issue of violence and the long struggle for gender equality. They analyze violence in a number of countries and examine the courage and bravery of the many women who are fighting for justice.

Climate change and environmental disasters are destabilising communities across the world. In a challenging address to the 18th Conference of the Parties (COP) in Doha in 2012, the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon urged the global community to respond with conscientious foresight. This article discusses how social work might respond to this challenge. It outlines the social implications, social work theorists' reconceptualisation of the environmental space as a domain of practice and ways that the global social work community can act to address these significant global challenges.

AJSI had its genesis in the Department of Social Work at the University of Sydney in 1961. Since that time both social work and the AJSI have developed and drifted apart. This paper charts this journey and points to a future where social work and AJSI will function as partners in critiquing social policy and social issues.