Taking sides : clashing views on controversial environmental issues

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Taking sides : clashing views on controversial environmental issues

selected, edited, and with introductions by Theodore D. Goldfarb

McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, c2001

9th ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This debate-style reader is designed to introduce students to controversies in environmental policy and science. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading environmentalists, scientists, and policymakers, reflect a variety of viewpoints and are staged as "pro" and "con" debates. Issues are organised around four core areas: general philosophical and political issues, the environment and technology, disposing of wastes, and the environment and the future.

目次

  • Part 1 General philosophical and political issues: issue 1 - should a price be put on the goods and services provided by the world's ecosystems?
  • issue 2 - does wilderness have intrinsic value?
  • issue 3 - is the US Endangered Species Act fundamentally sound?
  • issue 4 - is the precautionary principle a sound basis for environmental policy?
  • issue 5 - does environmental regulation unnecessarily limit private property rights?
  • issue 6 - should environmental policy attempt to cure environmental racism? issue 7 - is limiting population growth a key factor in protecting the global environment?
  • issue 8 - will pollution rights trading effectively control environmental problems? Part 2 The environment and technology: issue 9 - should pollution prevention and reduction be a focus of agricultural policy?
  • issue 10 - is biotechnology an environmentally sound way to increase food production?
  • issue 11 - do environmental hormone mimics pose a potentially serious health threat?
  • issue 12 - is the environmental protection agency's decision to tighten air quality standards for ozone and particulates justified? Part 3 Disposing of wastes: issue 13 - hazardous waste - should the "Polluter Pays" provision of superfund be weakened?
  • issue 14 - municipal waste - is recycling an environmentally and economically sound waste management strategy?
  • issue 15 - nuclear waste - should the United States continue to focus plans for permanent nuclear waste disposal exclusively at Yucca Mountain?
  • Part 4 The environment and the future: issue 16 - is sustainable development compatible with human welfare?
  • issue 17 - will voluntary action by industry reduce the need for future environmental regulation?
  • issue 18 - are aggressive international efforts needed to slow global warming?
  • issue 19 - are major changes needed to avert a global environmental crisis?

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