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Gender, Environment and Population
Author(s) -
Heyzer Susan Joekes with Noeleen,
Salles Ruth Oniang'o and Vania
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
development and change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1467-7660
pISSN - 0012-155X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7660.1994.tb00512.x
Subject(s) - livelihood , population , environmental change , threatened species , resource (disambiguation) , dependency (uml) , dependency ratio , relevance (law) , adaptation (eye) , population growth , socioeconomics , environmental resource management , geography , economic growth , development economics , sociology , political science , climate change , economics , demography , psychology , ecology , agriculture , biology , systems engineering , law , computer network , archaeology , computer science , engineering , habitat , neuroscience
Based on field research from three regions with distinct variations in environment, population density, livelihood bases and levels of resource dependency, this study investigates the gender aspects of environmental change. It seeks to illustrate the relevance of gender factors for the patterns of adaptation to change, for the welfare impact of changes on the population, and for the ramifications for resource management and livelihood generation at the community level. It employs a gender analysis to examine the impact of such changes on population variables, particularly on health and nutrition, and to explore the more general question of whether women's socio‐economic status is being threatened by the pressures of environmental change.