Toward unity among environmentalists / Bryan G. Norton

Author: Norton, Bryan G.
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1991.
1994 [printing]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 287 pages) : illustrations

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English.

Contents

The environmentalists' dilemma -- Moralists and aggregators: the case of Muir and Pinchot -- Aldo Leopold and the search for an integrated theory of environmental management -- Conservationists and preservationists today -- Worldviews: a whirlwind tour -- The pressures of grwoth -- Pollution control -- Biological diversity -- Land use policy -- Diverging worldviews, converging policies -- Intertemporal ethics -- Interspecific ethics.

Summary

The focus of this treatise is the distinction between objectives and values in developing environmental policies. The author argues that environmentalism is a coalition of many groups working toward common objectives, but unlike other social movements, it does not have shared moral principles.

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9780195357523 (electronic bk.)
0195357523 (electronic bk.)
1280442042
9781280442049
1602560250
9781602560253
0197560725
9780197560723

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-279) and index.

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