The Preservation of species : the value of biological diversity /
The Preservation of species : the value of biological diversity /
Bryan G. Norton.
- First Edition
- xi, 305 pages : 24 cm.
Includes index (pages 297-305).
Includes selected bibliography (pages 289-296).
Part I: The problem -- Introduction to part I -- 1 Species leave the ark one by one -- 2 The biology of human-caused extinction -- 3 Social and perceptual factors in the preservation of animal species -- Part II: Values and objectives -- Introduction to part II -- 4 Human preferences, economics, and the preservation of species -- 5 On the inherent danger of undervaluing species -- 6 On the intrinsic value of nonhuman species -- 7 Philosophical problems for environmentalism -- 8 Duties of preservation -- Part III: Management considerations -- Introduction to part III -- 9 On the susceptibility of different species to extinction: elementary instructions for owners of a world -- 10 Species protection and management decisions in an uncertain world -- 11 Property rights and incentives in the preservation of species.
0691024154 (pbk.) 0691083894
Wildlife conservation
Extinction
Species diversity
Biodiversity conservation
Conservación de vida salvaje
Extinción
Diversidad de especies
Conservación de la biodiversidad
333.9516
Includes index (pages 297-305).
Includes selected bibliography (pages 289-296).
Part I: The problem -- Introduction to part I -- 1 Species leave the ark one by one -- 2 The biology of human-caused extinction -- 3 Social and perceptual factors in the preservation of animal species -- Part II: Values and objectives -- Introduction to part II -- 4 Human preferences, economics, and the preservation of species -- 5 On the inherent danger of undervaluing species -- 6 On the intrinsic value of nonhuman species -- 7 Philosophical problems for environmentalism -- 8 Duties of preservation -- Part III: Management considerations -- Introduction to part III -- 9 On the susceptibility of different species to extinction: elementary instructions for owners of a world -- 10 Species protection and management decisions in an uncertain world -- 11 Property rights and incentives in the preservation of species.
0691024154 (pbk.) 0691083894
Wildlife conservation
Extinction
Species diversity
Biodiversity conservation
Conservación de vida salvaje
Extinción
Diversidad de especies
Conservación de la biodiversidad
333.9516