Natural Resources, the Environment, and Human Welfare: Volume 26, Part 2 (Paperback, New Ed)

Modern industrial societies have achieved a level of economic prosperity undreamed of in earlier times, but in the view of the contemporary environmental movement, the prosperity has come at the cost of serious degradations to the natural world. For environmental advocates, problems such as resource depletion, air and water pollution, global warming, and the loss of biodiversity represent due threats to the well-being of human societies and the planet itself. But just how serious are these threats, and how should we go about confronting them? Do environmental problems call for more extensive government controls over industrial activity, energy policy, and the like, or is it possible to find solutions by harnessing the incentives of the free market? The essays in this collection address these questions and explore related issues.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Social Philosophy and Policy
Release date:	September 2010
First published:	September 2010
Editors:	Ellen Frankel Paul • Fred D. Miller Jr • Jeffrey Paul
Dimensions:	228 x 154 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	442
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-13974-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > General Books > Philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-13974-0
Barcode:	9780521139748

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