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880527
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Preston, Christopher J., (Christopher James),1968-
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| Title & Author
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Engineering the climate : : the ethics of solar radiation management /\ Christopher J. Preston.
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| Publication Statement
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Lanham :: Lexington Books,, 2012.
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1 online resource (279 pages)
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0739175416
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: 1299733166
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: 9780739175415
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: 9781299733169
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9780739175408
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-253) and index.
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| Contents
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Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Extraordinary Ethics of Solar Radiation Management; Present and Future Generations; 1 Geoengineering, Solidarity, and Moral Risk; 2 Might Solar Radiation Management Constitute a Dilemma?; 3 Domination and the Ethics of Solar Radiation Management; Marginalized, Vulnerable, and Voiceless Populations; 4 Indigenous Peoples, Solar Radiation Management, and Consent; 5 Solar Radiation Management and Vulnerable Populations; 6 Solar Radiation Management and Nonhuman Species; Moral Hazards and Hidden Benefits; 7 The World That Would Have Been.
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8 Climate Remediation to Address Social Development ChallengesEthics of Framing and Rhetoric; 9 Insurance Policy or Technological Fix? The Ethical Implications of Framing Solar Radiation Management; 10 Public Concerns about the Ethics of Solar Radiation Management; The Cultural Milieu; 11 The Setting of the Scene; 12 Between Babel and Pelagius; 13 Making Climates; Bibliography; Index; Contributors.
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| Abstract
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Engineering the Climate: The Ethics of Solar Radiation Management is a wide-ranging and expert analysis of the ethics of the intentional management of solar radiation. This book will be a useful tool for policy-makers, a provocation for ethicists, and an eye-opening analysis for both the scientist and the general reader with interest in climate change.
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Climatic changes.
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Solar radiation-- Management.
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Solar radiation-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Business Ethics.
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Climatic changes.
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| Dewey Classification
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174/.93337923
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QC911.P747 2012eb
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