272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1992. This book provides an introduction to the key environmental debates. By addressing specific global problems and placing them within an ethical context, the collection provides the reader with both theoretical and practical understanding of environmental issues. The contributors are internationally known figures drawn from a range of different disciplines, including... Read more
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 resources
Biography
David E.Cooper, Joy A.Palmer
