Gendering the field towards sustainable livelihoods for mining communities

The chapters in this book offer concrete examples from all over the world to show how community livelihoods in mineral-rich tracts can be more sustainable by fully integrating gender concerns into all aspects of the relationship between mining practices and mine affected communities.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lahiri-Dutt, Kuntala, editor (editor)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Canberra : ANU Press [2011]
Edition:1st ed
Series:Asia-Pacific environment monograph ; 6.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009430910006719
Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary; List of Figures; Foreword; Glossary; Contributors; 1. Introduction: Gendering the Masculine Field of Mining for Sustainable Community Livelihoods. Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt; 2. Modernity, Gender and Mining: Experiences from Papua New Guinea. Martha Macintyre; 3. Bordering on Equality: Women Miners in North America. Laurie Mercier; 4. Sex Work and Livelihoods: Beyond the 'Negative Impacts on Women' in Indonesian Mining. Petra Mahy; 5. Experiences of Indigenous Women in the Australian Mining Industry. Joni Parmenter
  • 6. Indigenous Women and Mining Agreement Negotiations: Australia and Canada. Ciaran O'Faircheallaigh7. Gender-Based Evaluation of Development Projects: The LAST Method. Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt; 8. Women-Owned SMEs in Supply Chains of the Corporate Resources Sector. Ana Maria Esteves; 9. On the Radar? Gendered Considerations in Australia-Based Mining Companies' Sustainability Reporting, 2004-2007. Sara Bice; 10. Towards a Post-Conflict Transition: Women and Artisanal Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Rachel Perks
  • 11. Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining: Gender and Sustainable Livelihoods in Mongolia. Bolormaa Purevjav12. Gender Mainstreaming in Asian Mining: A Development Perspective. Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt and Gill Burke