Valuing the environment
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Valuing the environment
（Issues in environmental politics）
Manchester University Press, 1995
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [128]-133) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Policy makers face the dilemma of what to do when the risks of environmental destruction can be averted only by policies that lower standards of living. By setting out a theory of how one can value the environment qualitatively, Raino Malnes offers a solution. He draws on the tradition of political philosophy to work out public policy guidelines on the basis of careful discussion of the moral dilemmas involved. Malnes tackles directly the problem of setting priorities that reflect the strength of human interests, the extent of environmental degradation and the need for hard-headed realism. A central issue of the book is the element of uncertainty that often exists in estimates of the environmental impact of human activities. The role of uncertainty is highlighted through a detailed analysis of climate policy and a discussion of environmental dilemmas involving conflict between generations. This work is intended for students of political theory, environmental policy and philosophy, and environmental policymakers. -- .
Table of Contents
- Value theory - the moral premises of environmental policy
- decision theory - coping with ignorance
- remote risk and the interests of future people
- the case of climate policy
- from theory to policy.
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