Gender and the Social Dimensions of Climate Change

Rural and Resource Contexts of the Global North

Amber J. Fletcher, Maureen G. Reed, Amber J. Fletcher, Maureen G. Reed

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2022
• ISBN:
  9781000645217
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Global Warming & Climate Change
• Index: Biological Sciences

Dispelling the myth that people in the Global North share similar experiences of climate change, this book reveals how intersecting social dimensions of climate change—people, processes, and institutions—give rise to different experiences of loss, adaptation, and resilience among those living in rural and resource contexts of the Global North.

Bringing together leading feminist researchers and practitioners from three countries—Australia, Canada, and Spain—this collection documents gender relations in fossil fuel, mining, and extractive industries, in land-based livelihoods, in approaches for inclusive environmental policy, and in the lived experience of climate hazards. Uniquely, the book brings together the voices, expertise, and experiences of both academic researchers and women whose views have not been prioritized in formal policies—for example, women in agriculture, Indigenous women, immigrant women, and women in male-dominated professions. Their contributions are insightful and compelling, highlighting the significance of gaining diverse perspectives for a fuller understanding of climate change impacts, more equitable processes and strategies for climate change adaptation, and a more welcoming climate future.

This book will be vital reading for students and scholars of gender studies, environmental studies, environmental sociology, geography, and sustainability science. It will provide important insights for planners, decision makers, and community advocates to strengthen their understanding of social dimensions of climate change and to develop more inclusive and equitable adaptation policies, plans, and practices.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title
• Series
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of figures
• Acknowledgements
• Different Experiences, Diverse Knowledges: Gender, Intersectionality, and Climate Change in Rural and Resource Contexts
• 1 Wildfire in Northern Saskatchewan: Reflections for Intersectional Climate Hazards Research and Adaptation Practice
• Reflection on Chapter 1: From Point A to Point B
• 2 Seeking Safe Refuge in Regional Australia: Experiences of Hazards and Practices of Safety among Women from Refugee Backgrounds
• Reflection on Chapter 2: Inclusion at the Intersections: From Individual to International, Intention to Impact
• 3 Moving Away from Climate Crises: Women’s Engagement in Natural Resource Decision Making and Community Monitoring
• Reflection on Chapter 3: Anchoring the Hope: Decision-making Safeguards to Make Women’s Voices Count
• 4 Tracing Resistance: Hypermasculinity and Climate Change Denial in the Heart of Alberta’s Oil Country
• Reflection on Chapter 4: Finding Balance: Gender, Extractive Industries, and Climate Change
• 5 Embodied Perceptions, Everydayness, and Simultaneity in Climate Governance by Spanish Women Pastoralists
• Reflection on Chapter 5: The Scarlett Attack
• 6 Leadership in Mountain and Wildland Professions in Canada: Examining the Impacts of Gender, Safety, and Climate Change
• Reflection on Chapter 6: Where is the Climbing Ranger?
• 7 Contemporary Feminist Analysis of Australian Farm Women in the Context of Climate Changes
• Reflection on Chapter 7: What Is Man-Made Can Be Unmade
• Conclusion: Welcoming a New Climate Future
• Index