The Earthscan Reader in Environmental Values

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Earthscan Reader in Environmental Values
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Linda Kalof
Edited by Terre Satterfield
SeriesEarthscan Reader Series
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:368
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreEthics and moral philosophy
Environmentalist thought and ideology
ISBN/Barcode 9781844071661
ClassificationsDewey:333.72
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Figures, tables, index

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Earthscan Ltd
Publication Date 3 June 2005
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This comprehensive reader offers in-depth analyses of critical developments in environmental values, bringing together in one volume the most influential scholarship in the field. Each carefully selected contribution assesses some of the most pressing questions of our time, focusing on the relationship between human values, world views and preferences, and the natural world. As the first reader of its kind in a rapidly expanding multidisciplinary field, this text provides students with a valuable framework for understanding the intellectual progress and future development of the study of environmental values. The book clearly emphasizes that environmental values must be understood not only as economic, benefit-cost or 'willingness to pay' considerations, but also as normative principles that are fundamental to behaviour and management practices.

Author Biography

Linda Kalof is Professor of Sociology at Michigan State University, USA. Terre Satterfield is Assistant Professor at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, Canada