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The preservation of species : the value of biological diversity /
For all persons seriously concerned about the destruction of natural environments in the contemporary world, this book presents a comprehensive rationale for preserving wild species and ecosystems. Bryan G. Norton appeals most centrally to "transformative value," the power of human contact...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
[1986]
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| Colección: | Princeton legacy library
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I. The Problem
- Introduction to Part I.
- 1. Species Leave the Ark One by One / Lovejoy, Thomas E.
- 2. The Biology of Human-Caused Extinction / Vermeij, Geerat J.
- 3. Social and Perceptual Factors in the Preservation of Animal Species / Kellert, Stephen R.
- PART II. Values and Objectives
- Introduction to Part II
- 4. Human Preferences, Economics, and the Preservation of Species / Randall, Alan
- 5. On the Inherent Danger of Undervaluing Species / Norton, Bryan G.
- 6. On the Intrinsic Value of Nonhuman Species / Callicott, J. Balrd
- 7. Philosophical Problems for Environmentalism / Sober, Elliott
- 8. Duties of Preservation / Regan, Donald H.
- PART III. Management Considerations
- Introduction to Part III
- 9. On the Susceptibility of Different Species to Extinction: Elementary Instructions for Owners of a World / Slobodkin, Lawrence B.
- 10. Species Protection and Management Decisions in an Uncertain World / Leitzell, Terry L.
- 11. Property Rights and Incentives in the Preservation of Species / Carlton, Robert L.
- Epilogue / Norton, Bryan G.
- Notes on Contributors
- Selected Bibliography
- Index