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Natural Resources, the Environment, and Human Welfare: Volume 26, Part 2
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Natural Resources, the Environment, and Human Welfare: Volume 26, Part 2
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Ellen Frankel Paul
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Edited by Fred D. Miller, Jr
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Edited by Jeffrey Paul
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| Series | Social Philosophy and Policy |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:442 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 154 |
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| Category/Genre | Social and political philosophy
The environment |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521139748
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| Classifications | Dewey:363.705 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
27 September 2010 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Modern industrial societies have achieved a level of economic prosperity undreamed of in earlier times, but in the view of the contemporary environmental movement, the prosperity has come at the cost of serious degradations to the natural world. For environmental advocates, problems such as resource depletion, air and water pollution, global warming and the loss of biodiversity represent due threats to the well-being of human societies and the planet itself. But just how serious are these threats and how should we go about confronting them? Do environmental problems call for more extensive government controls over industrial activity, energy policy and the like, or is it possible to find solutions by harnessing the incentives of the free market? The essays in this collection address these questions and explore related issues.
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