
Toward Unity among Environmentalists
Bryan G. Norton(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 11. May 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-19-509397-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
From reviews of the hardback edition: "a desirable additon to the "environmental" literature...a milestone" International Journal of Environmental Studies" ...a masterly treatment which deserves a wide audience..." Environmental Values
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
line illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
465 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-509397-1 (9780195093971)
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Bryan G. Norton
Toward Unity among Environmentalists
E-Book
09/1994
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€89.99
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Person
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Professor of PhilosophyProfessor of Philosophy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
Content
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.