Gender and Land Tenure in the Context of Disaster in Asia

This book explores an interdisciplinary field at the intersection of gender and development studies, disaster and land tenure policy. It is well known that women generally have weaker claims to land. But how does that translate to increased vulnerability during disaster? Using case studies from Asia...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Kusakabe, Kyoko (Editor ), Shrestha, Rajendra (Editor ), N., Veena (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Colección:SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace, 21
Temas:
Sex.
Sustainability.
Agriculture.
Natural disasters.
Gender Studies.
Natural Hazards.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Gender, land tenure and disasters in the Mentawai Islands: Issues and Challenges in Indonesia
  • Governance of Urbanization and Disasters: Implications for Property and Gender Relations in India
  • Land Slides and Land Rights: Impact of displacement on women's land tenure in Sri Lanka.

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