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- catalog abstract ""In Taking Stands, Maureen Reed draws on the experiences of women who have become part of the transformation and restructuring of the forest industry and forestry communities. She goes beyond the dichotomies of pro- and anti-environmentalism, and brings to light the views and values of women living in forestry communities who seek to protect forestry as an industry, a livelihood, and a community. In doing so, she challenges the assumption that environmental politics and policy making should begin as a public policy debate and suggests that household, workplace, and community relations are important concerns for a socially informed and ultimately successful environmental politics." "Taking Stands provides a crucial understanding of community change in resource-dependent regions, and helps us to better conceptualize the complexities of gender and activism within these communities. Policy makers, social and environmental geographers, feminist scholars, and those engaged in rural studies, environmental sustainability, and community planning will find it invaluable."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12895195.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""In Taking Stands, Maureen Reed draws on the experiences of women who have become part of the transformation and restructuring of the forest industry and forestry communities. She goes beyond the dichotomies of pro- and anti-environmentalism, and brings to light the views and values of women living in forestry communities who seek to protect forestry as an industry, a livelihood, and a community. In doing so, she challenges the assumption that environmental politics and policy making should begin as a public policy debate and suggests that household, workplace, and community relations are important concerns for a socially informed and ultimately successful environmental politics." "Taking Stands provides a crucial understanding of community change in resource-dependent regions, and helps us to better conceptualize the complexities of gender and activism within these communities. Policy makers, social and environmental geographers, feminist scholars, and those engaged in rural studies, environmental sustainability, and community planning will find it invaluable."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-274) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: seeing the trees among women in forestry communities -- Transition and social marginalization of forestry communities -- Policy and structural change in rural British Columbia -- Women and woods work: the gender of forestry jobs -- women's lives, husbands' wives: "managing" forestry communities -- Communities confront outsiders -- Fitting in: making a place for gender in environmental and land use planning -- Social sustainability and the renewal of research agendas.".
- catalog extent "xii, 282 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Taking stands.".
- catalog identifier "0774810173".
- catalog identifier "0774810181 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Taking stands.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Vancouver, Toronto : UBC Press,".
- catalog relation "Taking stands.".
- catalog spatial "British Columbia.".
- catalog spatial "Colombie-Britannique.".
- catalog subject "333.75/082/09711 21".
- catalog subject "Femmes dans le développement rural Colombie-Britannique.".
- catalog subject "Femmes en foresterie Colombie-Britannique.".
- catalog subject "Foresterie durable Colombie-Britannique.".
- catalog subject "Forestry and community British Columbia.".
- catalog subject "Forests and forestry Social aspects British Columbia.".
- catalog subject "Forêts Aspect social Colombie-Britannique.".
- catalog subject "HQ1240.5.C2 R44 2003".
- catalog subject "Sustainable forestry British Columbia.".
- catalog subject "Villes forestières Colombie-Britannique.".
- catalog subject "Women in forestry British Columbia.".
- catalog subject "Women in rural development British Columbia.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: seeing the trees among women in forestry communities -- Transition and social marginalization of forestry communities -- Policy and structural change in rural British Columbia -- Women and woods work: the gender of forestry jobs -- women's lives, husbands' wives: "managing" forestry communities -- Communities confront outsiders -- Fitting in: making a place for gender in environmental and land use planning -- Social sustainability and the renewal of research agendas.".
- catalog title "Taking stands : gender and the sustainability of rural communities / Maureen G. Reed.".
- catalog type "text".