Gender and Land Tenure in the Context of Disaster in Asia

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kusakabe, Kyoko (Editor), Shrestha, Rajendra (Editor), N., Veena (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace, 21
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Natural disasters.; Agriculture.; Sustainable development.; Sociology.; Sex (Psychology).; Gender expression.; Gender identity.; Social Sciences.; Gender Studies.; Sustainable Development.; Natural Hazards.

This book explores an interdisciplinary field at the intersection of gender and development studies, disaster and land tenure policy. It is well known that women generally have weaker claims to land. But how does that translate to increased vulnerability during disaster? Using case studies from Asia...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Gender, land tenure and disasters in the Mentawai Islands: Issues and Challenges in Indonesia
• Governance of Urbanization and Disasters: Implications for Property and Gender Relations in India
• Land Slides and Land Rights: Impact of displacement on women’s land tenure in Sri Lanka.