This is a book by people who have had to make decisions which
affect the environment in which we all live, decisions which
sometimes affect the quality of life of millions. It is not an
academic disquisition on how to approach decision-making. Most of
the chapters are written by scientists who have had to take action
or make recommendations on environmental matters in situations
where the data are incomplete or choices hedged by factors beyond
scientific resolution; the result is that they have had to resolve
dilemmas about the proper way forward in the matter. My brief to
the authors was to describe issues with which they had been
personally concerned, rather than simply select from the vast range
of envir- mental problems 'out there'. The only exception to this
was Andrew Brennan (Chapter 1), who is a professional philosopher;
I asked him to say something about the processes and errors
indulged by environmental decision-makers. There is some overlap
between chapters, but this is not extensive. I have made no attempt
to eliminate it, because the aim has been to present personal
points of view, not a systematic account of environmental problems.
Similarly, there are important topics which are not covered.
Indeed, a critic would complain that a book on environmental
dilemmas which does not deal directly with the crucial divide
between development and conservation is almost wholly irrelevant;
from one point of view, it could be condemned as fiddling while
Rome burns.
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