Gender and Wildfire - Landscapes of Uncertainty

This book examines wildfire awareness and preparedness amongst households, communities and agencies at the wildland-urban interface in Australia and the United States. Women's and men's stories of surviving, living and working with wildfire reveal the intimate inner workings of wildfire response - and especially the culturally and historically distinct gender relations that underpin wildfire resilience.

List of contents

1. Between Three Fires 2. The Gendered Dimensions of Wildfire 3. Wildfire and Dilemmas of Everyday Life 4. Wildfire, Resilience and Sense of Belonging 5. Indigenous Fire Knowledge Retention: Spatial, Temporal, Gendered 6. Engaging Women with Bushfire Safety Issues 7. Toeing the Line or Breaking the Glass Ceiling 8. Conclusion

About the author

Christine Eriksen is a social geographer with the Australian Centre for Cultural Environmental Research and the Centre for Environmental Risk Management of Bushfires at the University of Wollongong.

Product details

• Authors: Christine Eriksen, Christine (University of Wollongong Eriksen, Eriksen Christine
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.02.2018
• EAN: 9781138546325
• ISBN: 978-1-138-54632-5
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Routledge International Studies of Women and Place
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; NATURE / General, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Environmental Management, Social impact of environmental issues, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Environmentalist thought and ideology