Barbara Thomas-Slayter
Biographic Data
| ID | 3693306 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barbara Thomas-Slayter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barbara |
| FAMILY NAME | Thomas-Slayter |
| SIGNATURE | THOMAS-SLAYTER B |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 228 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Feminist Political Ecology: Global Issues and Local Experience
Feminist Political Ecology explores the gendered relations of ecologies, economies and politics in communities as diverse as the rubbertappers in the rainforests of Brazil to activist groups fighting racism in New York City.Women are often at the centre of these struggles, struggles which concern local knowledge, everyday practice, rights to resources, sustainable development, environmental quality, and social justice.The book bridges the gap bet…
Feminist Political Ecology: Global Issues and Local Experience
Sustainable investments: Women's contributions to natural resource management projects in Africa
Can prospects for improving livelihood security and building sustainable environments in Africa be increased if women have greater influence in decisions about how to manage resources? Anecdotal evidence suggests that this question should be answered in the affirmative, yet few development agencies perform systematic evaluations with gender-disaggregated data despite nearly two decades of development literature describing the pitfalls of failing …
Land, livestock, and livelihoods: Changing dynamics of gender, caste, and ethnicity in a Nepalese Village
Ecology, Community Organization and Gender (Ecogen) Project Overview
Implementing Effective Local Management of Natural Resources: New Roles for NGOs in Africa
Sustainable development seems an elusive objective for Africa's rural peoples, yet there are unique opportunities for nongovernmental organizations in Africa to work toward that goal. NGOs can facilitate this effort by strengthening institutional capacities at the local level. Several factors, however, impede NGO effectiveness. Among them are 1) issues surrounding NGO needs for autonomy and Government needs for control; 2) problems in
Feminist Political Ecology: Global Issues and Local Experience
Implementing Effective Local Management of Natural Resources: New Roles for NGOs in Africa
Sustainable development seems an elusive objective for Africa's rural peoples, yet there are unique opportunities for nongovernmental organizations in Africa to work toward that goal. NGOs can facilitate this effort by strengthening institutional capacities at the local level. Several factors, however, impede NGO effectiveness. Among them are 1) issues surrounding NGO needs for autonomy and Government needs for control; 2) problems in
Sustainable investments: Women's contributions to natural resource management projects in Africa
Can prospects for improving livelihood security and building sustainable environments in Africa be increased if women have greater influence in decisions about how to manage resources? Anecdotal evidence suggests that this question should be answered in the affirmative, yet few development agencies perform systematic evaluations with gender-disaggregated data despite nearly two decades of development literature describing the pitfalls of failing …
Implementing Effective Local Management of Natural Resources: New Roles for NGOs in Africa
Sustainable development seems an elusive objective for Africa's rural peoples, yet there are unique opportunities for nongovernmental organizations in Africa to work toward that goal. NGOs can facilitate this effort by strengthening institutional capacities at the local level. Several factors, however, impede NGO effectiveness. Among them are 1) issues surrounding NGO needs for autonomy and Government needs for control; 2) problems in
Land, livestock, and livelihoods: Changing dynamics of gender, caste, and ethnicity in a Nepalese Village
Ecology, Community Organization and Gender (Ecogen) Project Overview
Sustainable investments: Women's contributions to natural resource management projects in Africa
Can prospects for improving livelihood security and building sustainable environments in Africa be increased if women have greater influence in decisions about how to manage resources? Anecdotal evidence suggests that this question should be answered in the affirmative, yet few development agencies perform systematic evaluations with gender-disaggregated data despite nearly two decades of development literature describing the pitfalls of failing …
Feminist Political Ecology: Global Issues and Local Experience
Feminist Political Ecology explores the gendered relations of ecologies, economies and politics in communities as diverse as the rubbertappers in the rainforests of Brazil to activist groups fighting racism in New York City.Women are often at the centre of these struggles, struggles which concern local knowledge, everyday practice, rights to resources, sustainable development, environmental quality, and social justice.The book bridges the gap bet…
Feminist Political Ecology: Global Issues and Local Experience
Geography (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Ecofeminism (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Environmental resource management (2 works)