We live in a world confronted by mounting environmental problems; increasing global deforestation and desertification, loss of species diversity, pollution and global warming. In everyday life people mourn the loss of valued landscapes and urban spaces. Underlying these problems are conflicting priorities and values. Yet dominant approaches to policy-making seem ill-equipped to capture the various ways in which the environment matters to us. Environmental Values introduces readers to these issues by presenting, and then challenging, two dominant approaches to environmental decision-making, one from environmental economics, the other from environmental philosophy. The authors present a sustained case for questioning the underlying ethical theories of both of these traditions. They defend a pluralistic alternative rooted in the rich everyday relations of humans to the environments they inhabit, providing a path for integrating human needs with environmental protection through an understanding of the narrative and history of particular places. The book examines the implications of this approach for policy issues such as biodiversity conservation and sustainability. Written in a clear and accessible style for an interdisciplinary audience, this volume will be ideal for student use in environmental courses in geography, economics, philosophy, politics and sociology.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780415145084
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96822530
Product Key Features
Book Title
Environmental Values
Author
Andrew Light, Alan Holland, John O'neill
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Geography & Geosciences, Popular Philosophy
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
246 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
499g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
John O'neill, Andrew Light, Alan Holland
Series Title
Routledge Introductions to Environment: Environment and Society Texts