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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299383003321

Autore

Smith Kimberly K

Titolo

Exploring Environmental Ethics : An Introduction / / by Kimberly K. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-77395-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (IX, 100 p. 1 illus.)

Collana

AESS Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies and Sciences Series, , 2509-9787

Disciplina

179.1

Soggetti

Environmental sciences—Philosophy

Environmental policy

Environmental management

Ethics

Industrial management—Environmental aspects

Environmental Philosophy

Environmental Policy

Environmental Management

Corporate Environmental Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1.Introduction -- 2.Why Study Environmental Ethics? -- 3.Justice and Political Duties -- 4.Do We Have Duties to Nonhumans? -- 5.Do We Have Duties to Future Generations? -- 6.Property and Stewardship -- 7.Valuing Landscapes -- 8.Stewardship as a Vocation.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is designed as a basic text for courses that are part of an interdisciplinary program in environmental studies. The intended reader is anyone who expects environmental stewardship to be an important part of his or her life, as a citizen, a policy maker, or an environmental management professional. In addition to discussing major issues in environmental ethics, it invites readers to think about how an ethicist's perspective differs from the perspectives encountered in other environmental studies courses. Additional topics covered include corporate social responsibility, ecological citizenship, property



theory, and the concept of stewardship as a vocation.