| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 217 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction : ethics and economics in environmental policy -- 2. 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 -- 8. Intrinsic value of the environment -- 9. Plural values and environmental valuation -- 10. International justice and sharing the burden of environmental protection -- 11. International justice and the environment : climate change and biodiversity -- 12. Conclusions. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Environmental ethics.
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Environmental ethics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Pasek, Joanna.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Beckerman, Wilfred. Justice, posterity, and the environment. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2001 0199245096 9780199245093 (DLC) 00068612 (OCoLC)45618304 |
| ISBN |
9780191529634 (electronic book) |
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019152963X (electronic book) |
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0199245088 |
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9780199245086 |
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0199245096 |
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