Women, gender and disaster : global issues and initiatives /

This work examines gender within the context of disaster risk management. It argues for gender mainstreaming as an effective strategy towards achieving disaster risk reduction and mitigating post-disaster gender disparity.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Sage Publications
Other Authors: Enarson, Elaine Pitt, 1949-, Dhar Chakrabarti, P. G.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Delhi ; London : SAGE, 2009.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This work examines gender within the context of disaster risk management. It argues for gender mainstreaming as an effective strategy towards achieving disaster risk reduction and mitigating post-disaster gender disparity.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 380 pages) : 1 map.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9788132108078 (ebook) :