| Description |
1 online resource (304 pages) |
| Contents |
Foreword; 1. The Environmentalists' Dilemma; PART ONE: The First 100 Years; 2. Moralists and Aggregators: The Case of Muir and Pinchot; 3. Aldo Leopold and the Search for an Integrated Theory of Environmental Management; 4. Conservationists and Preservationists Today; 5. Worldviews: A Whirlwind Tour; PART TWO: Environmental Policy Objectives; 6. The Pressures of Growth; 7. Pollution Control; 8. Biological Diversity; 9. Land Use Policy; PART THREE: Environmental Philosophy; 10. Diverging Worldviews, Converging Policies; 11. Intertemporal Ethics; 12. Interspecific Ethics |
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Epilogue: Differing Senses of PlaceNotes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Summary |
The focus of this treatise is the distinction between objectives and values in developing environmental policies. The author argues that environmentalism is a coalition of many groups working toward common objectives, but unlike other social movements, it does not have shared moral principles |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Environmental policy -- United States -- Citizen participation -- History
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Environmental policy -- Citizen participation
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780195357523 |
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0195357523 |
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