Women in Agriculture

Women in Agriculture
Author: Marie Maman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2012-10-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 1136513086
GET BOOK

First published in 1996. In what ways have women contributed to agriculture? To what extent have scholars addressed these contributions in the professional literature? What has been the impact of gender in agricultural policy and economic development? What is the status of gender equity in the division of farm labor and in agricultural education? Such questions are raised by students and researchers worldwide who seek documentation which focuses on these vital topics. The purpose of this bibliography is, therefore, to synthesize this unique widely dispersed information in one volume, to assist researchers, faculty, and students in expediting the research process.

Continuous Productive Urban Landscapes

Continuous Productive Urban Landscapes
Author: Andre Viljoen
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2012-05-04
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1136414320
GET BOOK

This book on urban design extends and develops the widely accepted 'compact city' solution. It provides a design proposal for a new kind of sustainable urban landscape: Urban Agriculture. By growing food within an urban rather than exclusively rural environment, urban agriculture would reduce the need for industrialized production, packaging and transportation of foodstuffs to the city dwelling consumers. The revolutionary and innovative concepts put forth in this book have potential to shape the future of our cities quality of life within them. Urban design is shown in practice through international case studies and the arguments presented are supported by quantified economic, environmental and social justifications.

Opening Windows onto Hidden Lives

Opening Windows onto Hidden Lives
Author: Julie N. Zimmerman
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2015-11-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0271056657
GET BOOK

Building on their analysis in Sociology in Government (Penn State, 2003), Julie Zimmerman and Olaf Larson again join forces across the generations to explore the unexpected inclusion of rural and farm women in the research conducted by the USDA’s Division of Farm Population and Rural Life. Existing from 1919 to 1953, the Division was the first, and for a time the only, unit of the federal government devoted to sociological research. The authors explore how these early rural sociologists found the conceptual space to include women in their analyses of farm living, rural community social organization, and the agricultural labor force.

The Women And International Development Annual, Volume 1

The Women And International Development Annual, Volume 1
Author: Rita S Gallin
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2019-06-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1000612503
GET BOOK

This annual series, published in cooperation with the Women and International Development Program at Michigan State University, uses a multi-disciplinary approach to explore women's experiences across a wide range of geographical areas, economic sectors, and social institutions. The articles presented in each volume synthesize a growing body of literature on key issues, suggest priorities for research, and propose changes in development policy and programming. Each volume is divided into three major sections. In the first, contributors distill and interpret research in review articles; in the second–a trend report–they provide original analyses of existing data sets; and in the final section, they analyze a specific research concern from varying perspectives.