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UNINA9910812625003321 |
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Titolo |
The Environment in question : ethics and global issues / / editors, David E. Cooper, Joy A. Palmer |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1992 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-94391-1 |
1-134-94392-X |
1-280-15097-1 |
0-203-98442-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (270 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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CooperDavid E <1942-> (David Edward) |
PalmerJoy <1951-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Environmental ethics |
Environmental protection |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Contributors from the UK, USA, Australia and India from a variety of |
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