Searching for Sustainability: Interdisciplinary Essays in the Philosophy of Conservation Biology

by Bryan G. Norton

Book Overview

This book examines from a multidisciplinary viewpoint the question of what we mean - what we should mean - by setting sustainability as a goal for environmental management. The author, trained as a philosopher of science and language, explores ways to break down the disciplinary barriers to communication and deliberation about environment policy, and to integrate science and evaluations into a more comprehensive environmental policy. Choosing sustainability...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052100778X
• ISBN13: 9780521007788
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 566 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.8" x 8.5"