| Description |
xv, 336 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-330) and index. |
| Contents |
[1.] Introduction: Beyond spaceship Earth / Eugene C. Hargrove -- [2.] Social dimension: Arguments against space exploration / David Brin -- Space and society / T. Stephen Cheston -- [3.] Scientific and technological issues: Earth orbital pollution / Donald J. Kessler -- Commercial/industrial uses of space / Radford Byerly, Jr. -- Exploration and utilization of the planets / Geoffrey A. Briggs -- [4.] Philosophical and environmental perspectives: Space exploration and environmental issues / William K. Hartmann -- 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.] Human dimension: 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.] Political dimension: Star wars: the nuclear/military uses of space / Dean Rusk. |
| Subject |
Outer space -- Exploration -- Environmental aspects.
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Outer space. |
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Environmental impact analysis.
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Environmental impact analysis. |
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Environmental protection -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Environmental protection -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
| Added Author |
Hargrove, Eugene C., 1944-
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Beyond spaceship earth. San Francisco : Sierra Club Books, c1986 (OCoLC)564000225 |
| ISBN |
0871567687 |
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9780871567680 |
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