Justice, posterity, and the environment / / Wilfred Beckerman and Joanna Pasek

• Autore: Beckerman Wilfred
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vi, 217 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 321.8
• Soggetto topico: Environmental ethics; Ethics
• Altri autori: PasekJoanna
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]-212) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Figures -- 1. Introduction: Ethics and Economics in Environmental Policy -- Part 1. Justice between generations -- 2. The Rights of Future Generations -- 3. Justice Between Generations -- 4. Intergenerational Equity -- 5. Sustainable Development -- 6. How Much Richer Will Future Generations Be? -- 7. Our Obligations to Future Generations -- Part 2. Justice between individuals -- 8. The Intrinsic Value of the Environment -- 9. Plural Values and Environmental Valuation -- Part 3. Justice between nations -- 10. International Justice and Sharing the Burden of Environmental Protection -- 11. International Justice and the Environment: Climate Change and Biodiversity -- 12. Conclusions -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume provides a critique of the main, existing school of environmental ethics and seeks to build a more coherent and rigorous philosophical basis for future environmental policy.
• Titolo autorizzato: Justice, posterity, and the environment
• ISBN: 0-19-159878-X; 9786611944148; 1-281-94414-9; 0-19-152963-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808515203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II