Ethics of the Global EnvironmentThis fully updated and expanded textbook looks at issues including climate change, sustainable development and biodiversity preservation, and sensitively addresses global developments such as the Summits at Durban on climate and at Nagoya on biodiversity. |
Contents
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CHAPTER 2 GLOBAL ETHICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS | 28 |
CHAPTER 3 TRUSTEES OF THE PLANET | 46 |
CHAPTER 4 THE ETHICS OF EXTINCTION | 65 |
PART II APPLICATIONS AND ISSUES | 79 |
CHAPTER 5 GLOBAL RESOURCES AND CLIMATE CHANGE | 81 |
CHAPTER 8 BIODIVERSITY AND PRESERVATION | 141 |
PART III GLOBAL JUSTICE AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP | 163 |
CHAPTER 9 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND WORLD ORDER | 165 |
PERSPECTIVES AND PRINCIPLES | 185 |
CHAPTER 11 THE ETHICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE | 202 |
CHAPTER 12 WORLD CITIZENSHIP IN A PRECARIOUS WORLD | 224 |
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