Emily Van Houweling

Water and Aid in Mozambique

Gendered Perspectives of Change

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Centring the experiences of men and women affected by rural water projects in Mozambique, Emily Van Houweling provides insights into the failures of the current aid model in the region. By engaging with debates on women's empowerment, she facilitates new ways of thinking about evaluation, sustainability, and gender-water relations.

Produktdetails

• The International African Library
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9781009193481
• ISBN-10: 1009193481
• Artikelnr.: 63563630

Autorenporträt

Emily Van Houweling is an associate professor in the Master of Development Practice program at Regis University. Her research blends anthropology, gender studies, political ecology, and critical development studies to contribute new insights about water and sanitation access and rights in low-income contexts. Her 15 years of experience on the topic span the academic and practitioner divide. Van Houweling' s work has been published in journals such as Society and Natural Resources, Gender, Place and Culture, and the Journal of Development Studies, and she has also contributed to making water and sanitation projects more inclusive and participatory.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Divergent development discourses
3. Life before the handpumps
4. Sustainability and sense of ownership
5. The politics of water access
6. Gender roles and water practices with the handpumps
7. Development encounters
8. Conclusions
Glossary
Bibliography.