Conserving Natural ValueAn eloquent introduction to the ethical and philosophical values at stake in biological conservation, this book familiarizes readers with the general issues and possible solutions to the problems societies face in simultaneously conserving nature and promoting culture. |
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Contents
Natural and Cultural Values | 1 |
Diversity and Complexity Values | 34 |
Ecosystem Integrity and Health Values | 68 |
Wildlife Values | 101 |
Anthropocentric Values | 133 |
Intrinsic Natural Values | 167 |
The Home Planet | 203 |
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achievements already animals areas become better biodiversity biological capacity century chapter claim complex concern conservation consider continue culture decisions depends diversity Earth ecological economic ecosystems environment environmental ethics evolutionary experience extinction fact fire forces forest further future genetic global human hunting important increased individuals integrity interests intrinsic killing kind land landscape less lives look lose manage matter mean moral move natural systems natural values objective once organisms past perhaps persons plants political population possible present preserve problem processes produce protect rare reason remain requires residents respect restoration result richness scale seems sense social society soil sometimes species subjective sustainable thing tion true United valuable whole wild wilderness wildlife
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Conserving Natural Value Conserving Natural Value, Holmes Rolston Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation Series Methods and Cases in Conservation Science Series Perspectives in biological diversity series |
| Author | Holmes Rolston |
| Publisher | Columbia University Press, 1994 |
| ISBN | 023107901X, 9780231079013 |
| Length | 259 pages |
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