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Agriculture is facing unprecedented scrutiny for its social and
environmental impacts. Many of the key choices it must make are
fundamentally about ethics. Key issues in agricultural ethics
explores key ethical debates surrounding agriculture and agri-food
supply chains. These include issues such as animal welfare, use of
labour, the effects of new technologies and the overall impact of
agriculture on the environment. It considers the ways these ethical
dilemmas may be better understood and potentially resolved. Edited
by a leading researcher in the field, Key issues in agricultural
ethics will be a standard reference for researchers in agriculture
and environmental science, government and other private sector
agencies responsible for monitoring good agricultural practice, as
well as researchers involved in the social sciences with a focus on
ethics.
The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of the City is an outstanding
reference source to this exciting subject and the first collection
of its kind. Comprising 40 chapters by a team of international
contributors, the Handbook is divided into clear sections
addressing the following central topics: * Historical Philosophical
Engagements with Cities * Modern and Contemporary Philosophical
Theories of the City * Urban Aesthetics * Urban Politics *
Citizenship * Urban Environments and the Creation/Destruction of
Place. The concluding section, Urban Engagements, contains
interviews with philosophers discussing their engagement with
students and the wider public on issues and initiatives including
experiential learning, civic and community engagement, disability
rights and access, environmental degradation, professional
diversity, social justice, and globalization. Essential reading for
students and researchers in environmental philosophy, aesthetics,
and political philosophy, The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of
the City is also a useful resource for those in related fields,
such as geography, urban studies, sociology, and political science.
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