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Ecological Sustainability and Integrity: Concepts and Approaches

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Editors:
  1. John Lemons

    1. Department of Life Sciences, University of New England, Biddeford, USA

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  2. Laura Westra

    1. Department of Philosophy, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada

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  3. Robert Goodland

    1. Environment Department, The World Bank, USA

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Part of the book series: Environmental Science and Technology Library (ENST, volume 13)

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This book follows upon earlier work which culminated in the publication of two recent books, Sustainable Development: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy (John Lemons and Donald A. Brown, editors), and Perspectives on Ecological Integrity (Laura Westra and John Lemons, editors). Both of these books also were published by Kluwer Academic Publishers. In this book, we seek to explore more fully the concepts of sustainability and ecological integrity as well as the connections between them. We have divided chapters into three groups. In the first, the concept of sustainability in relation to science, law, and ethics is explored. In the second, concepts of sustainability and ecological integrity are applied to problems in specific natural resources. Finally, in the third group we examine possible approaches to public policy which might include concepts of sustainability and ecological integrity. Overall, we believe that this collection presents a wide variety of perspectives, discussions, and case studies. John Lemons Laura Westra Robert Goodland Editors ix CONTENTS PART I Sustainability in Relation to Science, Law, and Ethics Chapter 1 The Concept of Sustainability: A Critical Approach Lynton K. Caldwell 1. Problems of Definition 2 2. Behavioral Obstacles 4 3. Psychological Obstacles: Seven Deadly Sins of Unsustainability 8 4.

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Sustainability in Relation to Science, Law, and Ethics

    1. The Concept of Sustainability: A Critical Approach

      • Lynton K. Caldwell
      Pages 1-15

    2. Sustainability and Environmental Ethics

      • Kristin Shrader-Frechette
      Pages 16-30

    3. Ecological Sustainability as a Conservation Concept

      • J. Baird Callicott, Karen Mumford
      Pages 31-45

    4. Investigating Individual Motives for Environmental Action: Lexicographic Preferences, Beliefs and Attitudes

      • Clive L. Spash
      Pages 46-62

    5. Biocentrism and Ecological Integrity

      • James P. Sterba
      Pages 63-74

    6. Burden of Proof Requirements and Environmental Sustainability: Science, Public Policy, and Ethics

      • John Lemons
      Pages 75-103

  3. Sustainability and Ecological Integrity: Problems in Natural Resources

    1. Water Resources: Agriculture, the Environment, and Ethics

      • David Pimentel, J. Houser, E. Preiss, O. White, H. Fang, L. Mesnick et al.
      Pages 104-134

    2. Canada’s Model Forest Program: The Manitoba Experience

      • Peter Miller
      Pages 135-152

    3. The Ratchet Effect

      • Carl F. Jordan
      Pages 153-167

    4. Sustaining World Fisheries Resources: An Ethical Dilemma

      • Charles F. Cole
      Pages 168-181

    5. Traditional Sustainability: A Case Study of Floodplain Fisheries Management in West Africa

      • Reginald Victor
      Pages 182-202

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 312-316
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Life Sciences, University of New England, Biddeford, USA

    John Lemons

  • Department of Philosophy, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada

    Laura Westra

  • Environment Department, The World Bank, USA

    Robert Goodland

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ecological Sustainability and Integrity: Concepts and Approaches

  • Editors: John Lemons, Laura Westra, Robert Goodland

  • Series Title: Environmental Science and Technology Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1337-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4909-9Published: 31 December 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4980-3Published: 08 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-1337-5Published: 17 April 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1382-3124

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 316

  • Topics: Environmental Management, Ecology, Biological Microscopy, Agriculture

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