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Environmental Ethics and Forestry
Peter List
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Description for Environmental Ethics and Forestry
Paperback. Focusses on basic ethical systems in forestry and forest management. This title also includes: philosophical issues in forestry ethics, codes of ethics in forestry and related natural resource sciences such as fisheries science and wildlife biology, ethical advocacy and whistleblowing in government resource agencies, and ecoforestry. Series: Environmental Ethics, Values, & Policy. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; RNA; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
During the past twenty-five years, North American forestry has received increasingly vigorous scrutiny. Critics including the environmentalists, environmental scientists, representatives of public interest groups, and many individual citizens have expressed concerns about forestry's basic assumptions and methods, as well as its practical outcomes. Criticism has centered on such issues as the exploitation of forests for timber production, the reduction and fragmentation of old-growth habitats, the destruction of biodiversity, the degradation of grasslands through grazing practices, lack of government attention to recreation facilities, silvicultural methods like clearcutting and the use of herbicides and pesticides, the exportation of ... Read more
During the past twenty-five years, North American forestry has received increasingly vigorous scrutiny. Critics including the environmentalists, environmental scientists, representatives of public interest groups, and many individual citizens have expressed concerns about forestry's basic assumptions and methods, as well as its practical outcomes. Criticism has centered on such issues as the exploitation of forests for timber production, the reduction and fragmentation of old-growth habitats, the destruction of biodiversity, the degradation of grasslands through grazing practices, lack of government attention to recreation facilities, silvicultural methods like clearcutting and the use of herbicides and pesticides, the exportation of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
Series
Environmental Ethics, Values, & Policy
Number of Pages
364
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781566397858
SKU
V9781566397858
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About Peter List
Peter List is Professor of Philosophy at Oregon State University, where he teaches courses on environmental ethics, ethical issues in the natural resource sciences, and sustainable forestry. He is the author of articles on Aldo Leopold's land ethic, and co-author of several articles on public attitudes about federal forests and forest management, published in the Journal of Forestry and ... Read more
Reviews for Environmental Ethics and Forestry
"...the articles in this reader create a rich foundation for discussion and for questioning the way we use and manage natural resources." -Journal of Environmental Education