The environment in question : ethics and global issues / edited by David E. Cooper and Joy A. Palmer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cooper, David E. (David Edward), 1942-

Palmer-Cooper, Joy A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental ethics.

Environmental protection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Contributors from the UK, USA, Australia and India from a variety of disciplines write on the practical and theoretical issues surrounding the environmental debate. This book is a key introduction to this topical area.

Contents:

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Notes on contributors; Editors' preface; 1 What do we owe future generations?; 2 The problem of absolute poverty: What are our moral obligations to the destitute?; 3 Towards a more humane view of the beasts?; 4 The ethics of tourism; 5 The dumping of radioactive waste in the deep ocean: Scientific advice and ideological persuasion; 6 The ocean environment: Marine development, problems and pollution; 7 Destruction of the rain forests: Principles or practices?; 8 Environment and water resources in the arid zone

9 Air pollution—with special reference to acid rain, the greenhouse effect and ozone layer depletion 10 Challenges in environmental ethics; 11 Responsibility, ethics and nature; 12 The idea of environment; 13 Towards a sustainable future; 14 Recovering the real meaning of sustainability; 15 Technological risk: A budget of distinctions; 16 Thinking, believing and persuading: Some issues for environmental activists; 17 Rethinking resour

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-134-94391-1

1-134-94392-X

1-280-15097-1

0-203-98442-0

9780203984420

OCLC:

475946179