Water Resources Management: In Search of an Environmental EthicJHU Press, 1995 - 247 pages David Feldman argues that water resources decision-makers have traditionally made policies that favor development and economic efficiency over 'noneconomic' principle such as fairness, environmental protection, and concern for future generations. The result has been short-term economic gains for some regions at the expense of long-term economic benefits and ecological stability for society in general. Combining policy analysis, political theory, and relevant cases in environmental history, Water Resources Management challenges governments, interest groups, party platforms, and elected officials to implement public policies that are truly ethical and rational. |
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Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments | vii |
Technological | 8 |
Elitism as a Policy Ethic | 179 |
Notes | 221 |
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Values Political Theory and Environmental Policies 1 | 1 |
Ethics and U S Water Policy | 35 |
Law Engineering and the Absence of Environmental | 53 |
The Great Plains Garrison Diversion Project | 81 |
Conservation | 132 |
BenefitCost Analysis as an Inadequate Substitute for | 157 |
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