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Online-Ressource (632 p)
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9780080408163
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These Proceedings consider all aspects of the environmental problems facing the world today - scientific, social, economic, philosophical and historical. Many of the discussions which followed paper presentations are included in the text. Along with scientific discussions of solutions to particular problems, the book argues for a new approach to thought and action in the use of natural resources. If a constructive global strategy towards the protection of the environment is to be socially compatible and economically sound, then it must be developed through an interdisciplinary approach which w
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Front Cover; A Modern Approach to the Protection of the Environment; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; List of Participants; Audience of the Holy Father; PART I: SCIENTIFIC PAPERS; CHAPTER 1. A MODERN APPROACH TO THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT INTRODUCTORY REMARKS; PART II: ETHICS OF THE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND OF THE RESPECT OF THE ENVIRONMENT; CHAPTER 2. GLOBAL CRISES AND THE ENVIRONMENT; 1 ) Introduction; 2) The Emerging Counterpoints {and Cacophonies) of the 70s; 3) The Hybrids Between ""Zero Growth"" and ""Wild Development""; 4) True or False Oppositions?
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5) The Globalization Crises: Prevention and/or Adaptation?6) ""Convergent"" Evolution of Ecology and Economy; 7) Institutional Inadequacies and Administrative Traps; REFERENCES ; DISCUSSION; CHAPTER 3. ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; DISCUSSION; CHAPTER 4. ENVIRONMENTAL RISK IN THE PRODUCTION AND CONVERSION OF ENERGY AND THE PROBLEM OF SOCIAL ACCEPTABILITY; 1. Introduction; 2. Environmental Effects and Risks; 3. Energy and the Global Climate; 4 .Energy, Deforestation and Desertification; 5. The Problem of Nuclear Wastes; 6. Nuclear Energy and the Problem of Social Acceptability; 7. Conclusions
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DISCUSSIONCHAPTER 5. ETHICS OF THE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND OF RESPECT OF THE ENVIRONMENT; 1. - THE EMERGENCE OF THE DEMAND FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS; 2. - SOME IDEAS FOR A REFLECTION ON THE HISTORY OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MAN AND HIS ENVIRONMENT; 3. - THE BASIS OF A NEW ENVIRONMENTAL CULTURE: FROM METHODOLOGICAL/ SCIENTIFIC REDUCTIONISM TO THE SYSTEMIC CULTURE OF THE ENVIRONMENT
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4. - THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL BASIS FOR A NEW ENVIROMENTAL ETHICS: FROM AN EXISTENTIAL ATTITUDE OF DOMINATION/EXPLOITATION TO THE AWARENESS TOWARD THE REALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT, TO A WISE ADMINISTRATION OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES5. - A PROPOSAL FOR A NEW ETHICS AS THE BASIS OF BETTER RELATIONS BETWEEN MAN, NATURE AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENT; A CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; DISCUSSION; PART III: STRATEGIES FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT; CHAPTER 6. MANAGING TROPICAL RESOURCES: A CHALLENGE TO US ALL; THE SITUATION IN THE TROPICS; EXTINCTION; WHAT SHOULD BE DONE?; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES
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DISCUSSIONCHAPTER 7. EVALUATING STRESSES ON TEMPERATE FOREST ECOSYSTEMS; Introduction; Forest Clearing - Timber Harvest; AIR POLLUTION; Ozone; Acid Rain; Toxic Metals; Interaction Between Pollutants; International/Global Considerations; Global Climate Change; Conclusions; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; DISCUSSION; CHAPTER 8. ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN ARID ZONES; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; DISCUSSION; CHAPTER 9. CONSERVATION OF MARGINAL LANDS; DEFINITION; LAND DEGRADATION; BASIC NEEDS AND CARRYING CAPACITY; ADAPTATIONS TO CONSTRAINTS; REHABILITATION AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES; REFERENCES
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9781483287553
Additional Edition:
Print version Study Week on a Modern Approach to the Protection of the Environment
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English
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