This casebook recounts nine pivotal events in the life of the planet. It presents accounts of cases such as Love Canal, the Exxon Valdez, Chernobyl, the north coast forests and the spotted owl, and the depletion of the ozone layer. Each of these cases offers a concrete, real life context in which to discover the complex decision making processes involved an environmental disaster. The authors illuminate the assumptions, values, political conflicts and social tensions at work in each situation. Through these cases, it challenges readers to recognize the far reaching impact of each disaster and to consider how such disasters could be prevented. On another level, these specific cases also compel readers to see the ethical basis of policy decisions and to reconsider our philosophical approach to our relationship with the earth.
This casebook recounts nine pivotal events in the life of the planet. It presents accounts of cases such as Love Canal, the Exxon Valdez, Chernobyl, the north coast forests and the spotted owl, and the depletion of the ozone layer. Each of these cases offers a concrete, real life context in which to discover the complex decision making processes involved an environmental disaster. The authors illuminate the assumptions, values, political conflicts and social tensions at work in each situation. Through these cases, it challenges readers to recognize the far reaching impact of each disaster and to consider how such disasters could be prevented. On another level, these specific cases also compel readers to see the ethical basis of policy decisions and to reconsider our philosophical approach to our relationship with the earth.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
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978-0-534-21180-6 (9780534211806)
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both of Fairfield University, USA
Toxin's Hallowe'en - the story of Love Canal; A cloud of poison - the disaster at Bhopal; Chernobyl - the blast heard round the world; Oil in troubled waters - the wreck of the Exxon Valdez; Forests of the north coast - the owls; The trees, and the conflicts; The diversity of lives - Chico Mendes and the Amazonian Rain Forest; The hole in the middle of the air - the depletion of the ozone layer; Life in the greenhouse - scientists confront a changing climate; North against south - the Unced Summit at Rio; Epilogue - summation and portents.
