Why Preserve Natural Variety?

A valuable and unique contribution both to environmental ethics and public policy analysis of the preservation of species question. Norton provides a critical overview of the range of thought on the issue, presents a new and comprehensive rationale for preservation of both species and ecosystems, and addresses policy issues.

Originally published in 1988.

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Bryan G. Norton

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A valuable and unique contribution both to environmental ethics and public policy analysis of the preservation of species question. Norton provides a critical overview of the range of thought on the issue, presents a new and comprehensive rationale for preservation of both species and ecosystems, and addresses policy issues. Originally published i

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"A valuable and unique contribution both to environmental ethics and public policy analysis of the preservation of species question. Norton provides a critical overview of the range of thought on the issue, presents a new and comprehensive rationale for preservation of both species and ecosystems, and addresses policy issues."

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Bryan Norton, Bryan G. Norton, Norton Bryan G.
• Con la collaborazione di: Marshall Cohen (Editore)
• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.07.2014
• EAN: 9780691600185
• ISBN: 978-0-691-60018-5
• Pagine: 296
• Dimensioni: 156 mm x 234 mm x 15 mm
• Serie: Studies in Moral, Political, a; Princeton Legacy Library; Studies in Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, Conservation of wildlife & habitats, Environmental Management, Science / Environmental Science, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Environmental science, engineering and technology