| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 554 pages) |
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Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology |
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Cambridge studies in philosophy and biology.
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| Contents |
The constancy of Leopold's land ethic -- Thoreau and Leopold on science and values -- Integration or reduction : two approaches to environmental values -- Convergence corroborated : a comment on Arne Naess on wolf policies -- Pragmatism, adaptive management, and sustainability -- What is a conservation biologist? -- Biological resources and endangered species : history, values, and policy -- Leopold as practical moralist and pragmatic policy analyst -- Improving ecological communication : the role of ecologists in environmental policy formation -- Sustainability, human welfare, and ecosystem health |
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Economists' preferences and the preferences of economists -- Evaluating ecosystem states : two competing paradigms -- Sustainability : ecological and economic perspectives, with Michael A. Toman -- The evolution of preferences : why 'sovereign' preferences may not lead to sustainable policies and what to do about it, with Robert Constanza and Richard C. Bishop -- Context and hierarcy in Aldo Leopold's theory of environmental management -- Scale and biodiversity policy : a hierarchical approach, with Robert E. Ulanowicz -- Ecolotical integrity and social values : at what scale? |
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Change, constancy, and creativity : the new ecology and some old problems -- Democracy and sense of place values in environmental policy, with Bruce Hannon -- Caring for nature : a broader look at animal stewardship -- Can there be a universal earth ethic? A reflection on values for the proposed Earth Charter -- Intergenerational equity and sustainability -- Commodity, amenity, and morality : the limits of quantification in valuing biodiversity -- The cultural approach to conservation biology -- Evaluation and ecosystem management : new directions needed? |
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What do we owe the future? How should we decide? -- Environmental values and adaptive management, with Anne Steinemann |
| Summary |
This book examines from a multidisciplinary viewpoint the question of what we mean by setting sustainability as a goal for environmental management. The author explores ways to break down the disciplinary barriers to communication and deliberation about environment policy, and to integrate science and evaluations into a comprehensive environmental policy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Conservation biology -- Philosophy
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biological Diversity.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife.
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Naturschutz
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Biologie
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Philosophie
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0511042094 |
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9780511042096 |
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9780511613821 |
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0511613822 |
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0511044909 |
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9780511044908 |
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1280419431 |
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9781280419430 |
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1107132126 |
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9781107132122 |
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9786610419432 |
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6610419434 |
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0511177895 |
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9780511177897 |
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0511148402 |
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9780511148408 |
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0511305303 |
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9780511305306 |
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