Toward Unity among Environmentalists

Erscheinungsjahr 1995
ISBN: 978-0-19-509397-1
Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 440 g

This book presents an argument that the environmental movement is a coalition of many groups working toward common objectives without common values. Norton believes this lack of unity causes unnecessary and divisive controversy and debate within the environmentalist community which impedes the development of effective and timely environmental management policies. The various participants in environmental debates see events so differently, and describe them in such diverse vocabularies, that the environmental movement, unlike other social action movements, lacks common theoretical principles. Norton's goal is to create a common language for discussing environmental issues as a first step towards a unified theory of environmental management. This book will be of a value to general readers with an interest in environmental and ecological issues; environmental planners and policy makers; conservation biologists, wildlife biologists; and ecologists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Norton, Bryan G.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutzorganisationen, Naturschützer

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The environmentalist's dilemma; Moralists and aggregators: the case of Muir and Pinchot; Aldo Leopold and the search for an integrated theory of environmental management; Conservationists and preservationists today; Worldviews: a whirlwind tour; The pressures of growth; Pollution control; Biological diversity; Land use policy; Diverging worldviews, converging policies; Intertemporal ethics; Interspecific ethics; Epilogue: Differing senses of place.

The focus of Norton's book is the distinction between objectives and values in developing environmental policies. Norton argues that environmentalism is a coalition of many groups working toward common objectives, but unlike other social action movements the environmental coalition does not have shared moral principles.