| Environmental Restoration: Ethics, Theory, and Practice Contributor(s): Throop, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 1573928186 ISBN-13: 9781573928182 Publisher: Humanities Press Intl OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2000 Annotation: Covers a range of important issues about the goals of restoration, the means for achieving the goals, and the value of the results. This is the only volume that focuses on the philosophical issues underlying restoration ecology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General |
| Dewey: 333.951 |
| LCCN: 99058010 |
| Series: Flashpoints |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6.05" W x 8.97" (0.72 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This important anthology organises key essays that outline perspectives on the rapidly growing practice of environmental restoration. While some argue that environmental restoration is a new paradigm for environmentalism, others maintain that it is just more human domination of nature. The ongoing debate will help to shape environmentalism in the 21st century. A concise introduction by William M Throop outlines a range of issues about the values, beliefs, and attitudes that inform our assessment of restoration. Non-technical discussions of restoration projects place the issues in the context of current policy-making. For each issue, pro and con articles are juxtaposed to highlight areas of controversy. Leading environmental philosophers and restorationists, including Robert Elliot, William Jordan, Eric Katz, Steve Packard, and Holmes Rolston, are represented.This is the only anthology that focuses on the philosophical issues underlying restoration ecology. As such it will be of interest to students and professionals in the fields of environmental philosophy, environmental restoration, and conservation biology, as well as educated lay persons with an interest in environmental issues. |