Gender and Land Tenure in the Context of Disaster in Asia

Gender and Land Tenure in the Context of Disaster in Asia
Author: Kyoko Kusakabe
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2015-06-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3319166166

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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, this book argues that land tenure is a key factor in mitigating the impact of disasters on women. The scale and frequency of disasters have been increasing in recent decades due to human impact on the landscape and climate. Unsustainable farming and land management systems have increased environmental risks and social vulnerabilities. However, around the world the costs of disasters are disproportionately borne by women, due largely to their reduced mobility and lack of control over assets. In post-disaster settings, women’s vulnerabilities increase due to gendered rescue and rehabilitation practices. As such, a gendered approach to land rights is critical to disaster preparedness and recovery.

After the Logging Ban

After the Logging Ban
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2005
Genre: Forest conservation
ISBN:

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Tree Plantations in the Philippines and Thailand

Tree Plantations in the Philippines and Thailand
Author: Anssi Niskanen
Publisher: Unu World Institute for Development Economics Research
Total Pages: 70
Release: 1996
Genre: Gardening
ISBN:

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Forests Out of Bounds

Forests Out of Bounds
Author: Patrick B. Durst
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2001
Genre: Forest conservation
ISBN:

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The Philippine Lumberman

The Philippine Lumberman
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2001
Genre: Forest products research
ISBN:

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Conserving Biological Diversity in Managed Tropical Forests

Conserving Biological Diversity in Managed Tropical Forests
Author: Jill M. Blockhus
Publisher: IUCN
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1992
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9782831701011

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At the meeting of the International Tropical Timber Organization held in Bali in 1990, ITTO adopted the target of ensuring that all tropical timber marketed internationally should, by the year 2000, come from forests that are managed sustainably. This study is an attempt to determine whether the member countries of the ITTO have a legal and administrative basis for managing their production forests in ways which will allow these forests to contribute to biological diversity conservation. It also attempts to assess the extent to which such management is already applied on the ground through member country studies. A set of guidelines on ways in which management of production forests could be improved is included.