Description
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
Chapter 1
Wildfire in Northern Saskatchewan: Reflections for Intersectional Climate Hazards Research and Adaptation Practice
Heidi Walker
Reflection on Chapter 1
From Point A to Point B
Nancy Lafleur
Chapter 2
Seeking Safe Refuge in Regional Australia: Experiences of Hazards and Practices of Safety among Women from Refugee Backgrounds
Shefali Juneja Lakhina and Christine Eriksen
Reflection on Chapter 2
Diversity and Inclusion in Humanitarian Protection, Refugee Resettlement, and Emergency Services in Australia
Sherryl Reddy
Chapter 3
Moving Away from Climate Crises: Women’s Engagement in Natural Resource Decision-Making and Community Monitoring
Leah Levac, Jane Stinson, and Deborah Stienstra
Reflection on Chapter 3
Anchoring the Hope: Decision-making Safeguards to Make Women’s Voices Count
Anna Johnston
Chapter 4
Tracing Resistance: Hypermasculinity and Climate Change Denial in the Heart of Alberta’s Oil Country
Angeline Letourneau and Debra Davidson
Reflection on Chapter 4
Finding Balance: Gender, Extractive Industries, and Climate Change
Mary Boyden
Chapter 5
Embodied Perceptions, Everydayness, and Simultaneity in Climate Governance by Spanish Women Pastoralists
Federica Ravera, Elisa Oteros-Rozas, and María Fernández Giménez
Reflection on Chapter 5
The Scarlett Attack
Lucia Cobos
Chapter 6
Leadership in Mountain and Wildland Professions in Canada: Examining the Impacts of Gender, Safety, and Climate Change
Rachel Reimer and Christine Eriksen
Reflection on Chapter 6
Where is the Climbing Ranger?
Alison Criscitiello
Chapter 7
Contemporary Feminist Analysis of Australian Farm Women in the Context of Climate Changes
Margaret Alston, Josephine Clarke, and Kerri Whittenbury
Reflection on Chapter 7
What is Man-Made can be Unmade
Alana Johnson
Index
