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RECORD NUMBER: 418 OF 434Main Title | Why preserve natural variety? / | |||||||||||
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Author | Norton, Bryan G. | |||||||||||
Publisher | Princeton University Press, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1987 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 17640615 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 0691077622; 9780691077628; 069102507X; 9780691025070 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Biodiversity conservation ; Artenschutz--(DE-588)4112598-8 ; Biodiversität--(DE-588)4601495-0 ; Biologie--(DE-588)4006851-1 ; Naturschutz--(DE-588)4115348-0 ; Biological diversity conservation | |||||||||||
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Collation | xiii, 281 pages ; 23 cm. | |||||||||||
Notes | "Written under the auspices of the Center for Philosophy and Public Policy, University of Maryland"--Opp. title page. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Notes | A rationale for preserving species: an apology and a taxonomy -- pt. A. Demand values and species preservation. Demand values and economic analysis ; The value of ecosystems and the value of species ; Diversity, stability, and autogenic systems ; Amenity values ; A parting look at demand values -- pt. B. Intrinsic value and species preservation. Anthropocentrism ; Nonanthropocentrism I: Intrinsic value and individuals ; Nonanthropocentrism II: Species and ecosystems -- pt. C. Transformative values and species preservation. Transformative values ; A coherent rationale for species preservation -- pt. D. Triage: the priority issue. Formal and substantive priority systems ; Avoiding triage: an alternative approach to the priorities problem. |