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

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1992
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (270 p.)
• Disciplina: 179/.1; 1791
• Soggetto topico: Environmental ethics; Environmental protection
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: CooperDavid E <1942-> (David Edward) PalmerJoy <1951->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 depletion10 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Environment in question
• ISBN: 1-134-94392-X; 1-280-15097-1; 0-203-98442-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457300303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II