| Description |
xv, 336 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
[1.] Introduction Beyond spaceship Earth / Eugene C. Hargrove -- [2.] The social dimension The arguments against space exploration / David Brin -- Space and society / T. Stephen Cheston -- [3.] Scientific and technological issues Earth orbital pollution / Donald J. Kessler -- The commercial/industrial uses of space / Radford Byerly, Jr. -- The exploration and utilization of the planets / Geoffrey A. Briggs -- [4.] Philosophical and environmental perspectives Space exploration and environmental issues / William K. Hartmann -- The preservation of natural value in the solar system / Holmes Rolston, III -- Wilderness and space / Paul F. Uhlir and William P. Bishop -- Environmental ethics and extraterrestrial ecosystems / Frank B. Golley -- Moral considerability and extraterrestrial life / J. Baird Callicott -- [5.] The human dimension The social and physical environment of space stations and colonies / Paul C. Rambaut -- Consent to risk in space / Norman Daniels -- Theology and space / John B. Cobb, Jr. -- [6.] The political dimension Star wars: the nuclear/military uses of space / Dean Rusk |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 327-330 |
| Subject |
Environmental impact analysis.
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Environmental protection -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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| SUBJECT |
Outer space -- Exploration http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85096159 -- Environmental aspects.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005383
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Outer space -- Exploration http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85096159 -- Moral and ethical aspects.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006099
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| Author |
Hargrove, Eugene C., 1944-
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| LC no. |
86003946 |
| ISBN |
0871567687 |
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