An accessable book that puts environmental thinking on a new footing by discussing the inconsistencies, both scientific and philosophical, of popular environmentalism. The primary focus is to shed new perspectives on the spectrum of environmental issues, causes, and debates that embrace society today. The bookachieves this by approaching environmentalism philosophically and presenting an alternative set of ideas as a foundation for a new environmental philosophy. Key ideas are presented in terms of popular environmental issues and in a that is readable and scientifically sound. By reserving technical discussions tofootnotes, the academic reader can be satisfied while the attention of other readers is still captured by friendly prose and clear graphics. The end goal is not to settle environmental issues once-and-for-all, but, rather, to providethe basis for a more reasoned, more scientific, and more productive debate.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-17941-3
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 325
- Fecha Publicación: 09/04/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés