Human value, environmental ethics and sustainability : the precautionary ecosystem health principle / Mark Ryan.

Author
Ryan, Mark, 1960- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • London ; New York : Rowman & Littlefield International, [2016]
  • ©2016
Description
xii, 207 pages ; 24 cm.

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    Series
    Values and identities: crossing philosophical borders
    Summary note
    "It is widely acknowledged that we have a duty to protect the environment. Yet, current environmental policy discussions demonstrate that fulfilling this in practice is a difficult, complex, and costly task. There are many ethical questions arising from such discussions. Should we care about the environment because it is economically valuable or because nature has intrinsic value? How do we establish an ethical trade-off between our current needs and those of future generations? Should we protect individual species or entire ecosystems instead? What way should we discuss societal values and ideals, or should scientific analysis take precedence within decision making practice? This book aims to tackle some of these thorny sustainability issues and responds to them with a cohesive, original alternative in the form of the precautionary ecosystem health principle (PEHP). It provides a detailed philosophical approach and advocates that a PEHP approach is able to overcome many of these stark and challenging difficulties within sustainability theory and environmental policy."--Publisher's website.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-201), filmography (page 201), and index.
    Contents
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Origin and Development of Ecosystem Health
    • 3. Weak Anthropocentrism and Contributory Value
    • 4. Health is Objective (Empirical and Measurable)
    • 5. The Value of Health
    • 6. The Precautionary Principle
    • 7. The Trigger, Decision, and Application Stage
    • 8. Conclusion.
    ISBN
    • 9781783487974 ((hardcover ; : alkaline paper))
    • 1783487976 ((hardcover ; : alkaline paper))
    • 9781783487981 ((paperback ; : alkaline paper))
    • 1783487984 ((paperback ; : alkaline paper))
    LCCN
    2016035319
    OCLC
    966667646
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