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BL
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1007262
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b761632
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| Title & Author
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The environment in question : : ethics and global issues /\ edited by David E. Cooper and Joy A. Palmer.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Routledge,, 1992.
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1 online resource (xii, 256 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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| ISBN
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0203984420
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: 0415049679
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: 0415049687
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: 113494392X
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: 1280150971
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: 6610150974
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: 9780203984420
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: 9780415049672
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: 9780415049689
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: 9781134943920
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: 9781280150975
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: 9786610150977
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0415049687
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Thinking, believing and persuading : some issues for environmental activists / Rosemary J. Stevenson -- Rethinking resources / Stephen Sterling.
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What do we owe future generations? / Barry S. Gower -- The problem of absolute poverty : what are our moral obligations to the destitute? / Jennifer Trusted -- Towards a more humane view of the beasts? / Mary Midgley -- The ethics of tourism / Robert F. Prosser -- The dumping of radioactive waste in the deep ocean : scientific advice and ideological persuasion / F.G.T. Holliday -- The ocean environment : marine development, problems and pollution / Philip Neal -- Destruction of the rain forests : principles or practices? / Joy A. Palmer -- Environment and water resources in the arid zone / Robert Allison -- Air pollution : with special reference to acid rain, the greenhouse effect and ozone layer depletion / Philip Neal -- Challenges in environmental ethics / Holmes Rolston III -- Responsibility, ethics and nature / C.A. Hooker -- The idea of environment / David E. Cooper -- Towards a sustainable future / Joy A. Palmer -- Recovering the real meaning of sustainability / Vandana Shiva -- Technological risk : a budget of distinctions / Mark Sagoff.
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| Abstract
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Contributors from the UK, USA, Australia and India from a variety of disciplines write on the practical and theoretical issues surrounding the environmental debate. This book is a key introduction to this topical area.
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Environmental ethics.
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Environmental protection.
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Éthique de l'environnement.
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Environmental ethics.
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Environmental protection.
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PHILOSOPHY-- Ethics Moral Philosophy.
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| Dewey Classification
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179/.1
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GF80.E57 1992eb
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| Added Entry
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Cooper, David Edward.
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Palmer-Cooper, Joy A.
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