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Earthcare : an anthology in environmental ethics / edited by David Clowney and Patricia Mosto. - Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., c2009. - xiv, 718 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Preface: the design of this book and how to get the most out of it -- A philosophical framework for environmental ethics -- The worldviews of the Abrahamic religions and the environment -- Asian, Native American, and western secular worldviews and the environment -- Valuing nature -- Deep ecology & biocentrism -- Ecofeminism -- Social ecology and environmental justice -- Environmental ethics and areas of environmental concern -- Air pollution and climate change -- Waste -- Land degradation -- Water resources and water pollution -- Biodiversity -- Animal liberation and animal rights -- Global population expansion -- Sustainability, consumption, business and energy.

ISBN: 9780742560468 (cloth : alk. paper) 0742560465 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780742560475 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0742560473 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2009014784

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Environmental ethics.
Environmental responsibility.
Environmental sciences.

LC Class. No.: GE42 / .E283 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 179/.1