
Opposing Currents
The Politics of Water and Gender in Latin America
University of Pittsburgh Press
Published on 2. January 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-0-8229-5854-3 (ISBN)
Description
This volume focuses on women in Latin America as stakeholders in water resources management. It makes their contributions to grassroots efforts more visible, explains why doing so is essential for effective public policy and planning in the water sector, and provides guidelines for future planning and project implementation.
After an in-depth review of gender and water management policies and issues in relation to domestic usage, irrigation, and sustainable development, the book provides a series of case studies prepared by an interdisciplinary group of scholars and activists. Covering countries throughout the hemisphere, and moving freely from impoverished neighborhoods to the conference rooms of international agencies, the book explores the various ways in which women are-and are not-involved in local water initiatives across Latin America. Insightful analyses reveal what these case studies imply for the success or failure of various regional efforts to improve water accessibility and usability, and suggest new ways of thinking about gender and the environment in the context of specific policies and practices.
After an in-depth review of gender and water management policies and issues in relation to domestic usage, irrigation, and sustainable development, the book provides a series of case studies prepared by an interdisciplinary group of scholars and activists. Covering countries throughout the hemisphere, and moving freely from impoverished neighborhoods to the conference rooms of international agencies, the book explores the various ways in which women are-and are not-involved in local water initiatives across Latin America. Insightful analyses reveal what these case studies imply for the success or failure of various regional efforts to improve water accessibility and usability, and suggest new ways of thinking about gender and the environment in the context of specific policies and practices.
Reviews / Votes
Opposing Currents provides a comprehensive overview of women's disadvantages with respect to water rights in Latin America and why and how this matters. In a series of lively essays, the authors in this volume demonstrate that women are central in the provision, management, and safeguarding of water [and] make a compelling case for a gender perspective in water policy, water management, and water projects. * Carmen Diana Deere, University of Massachusetts, Amherst * Offers an innovative interpretation of the interaction of two powerful currents: competition for access to scarce usable water in societies undergoing wrenching socioeconomic change, and the emerging influence of women as a significant political force in Latin America. * John J. Bailey, Georgetown University * Sets a new standard in scholarly writing on water and gender issues in Latin America. * <i>Bulletin of Latin American Studies</i> *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Pittsburgh PA
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
372 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8229-5854-3 (9780822958543)
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Vivienne Bennett | Sonia Dávila-Poblete | María Nieves Rico
Opposing Currents
The Politics of Water and Gender in Latin America
E-Book
01/2005
Princeton University Press
€53.99
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Persons
Vivienne Bennett, the author of The Politics of Water, chairs the Liberal Studies Department at California State University, San Marcos.