| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 248 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-235 and index. |
| Summary |
"In this collection of essays, the author argues that natural objects, such as trees, should have legal rights through the appointment of guardians designated to protect them. It covers such areas as : agriculture and the environment ; can the oceans be harbored ; establishing a guardian for future generations ; reflections on sustainable development ; how to heal the planet ; environmentalism, is it dead?--By the publisher." |
| Contents |
Should trees have standing? : toward legal rights for natural objects -- Does the climate have standing? -- Agriculture and the environment : challenges for the new millennium -- Can the oceans be harbored? -- Should we establish a guardian for future generations? -- Reflections on "sustainable development" -- How to heal the planet -- Is environmentalism dead? |
| Summary |
Previous edition (1996) has sub-title : "and other essays on law, morals, and the environment" ; first edition (1974) has subtitle : "towards legal rights for natural objects." |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Nature conservation -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Nature conservation -- Law and legislation. |
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United States. |
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Environmental law -- United States.
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Environmental law. |
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Nature conservation -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Nature conservation -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Nature conservation. |
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Natural resources -- Law and legislation.
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Natural resources -- Law and legislation. |
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Environmental protection -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Environmental protection -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Other essays on law, morals, and the environment.
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Towards legal rights for natural objects.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Stone, Christopher D. Should trees have standing? 3rd ed. New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, ©2010 9780199736072 (DLC) 2009043658 (OCoLC)456181358 |
| ISBN |
9780199774241 (electronic book) |
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0199774242 (electronic book) |
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9780199736072 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0199736073 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
9786612736179 |
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