Environmentalists consider invasions by exotic species of plants and animals to be one of the most serious environmental problems we face today, as well as one of the leading causes of biodiversity loss. Alan Carter argues that in order to develop and enact sensible policies, it is crucial to consider two philosophical questions: (1) What exactly makes a species native or exotic, and (2) What values are at stake?
In his article, Lawrence E. Johnson discusses the moral significance of future generations.
This essay explores three case studies that illustrate the exemplary use of economic analysis in environmental decision-making.
In this article, Finn Arler focuses on the question of inter- and intragenerational justice in relation to climate change.
In this paper Thomas Young examines what he considers to be the three strongest arguments against destroying property as a means of defending the environment: the social fabric argument, the argument for moral consistency, and the generalization argument.
This paper adopts a social constructionist perspective to examine how the biodiversity “claim” is constructed and contested at local level.
Darren Domsky discusses J. Baird Callicott’s attack on Christopher D. Stone’s moral pluralism and argues that it fails entirely.
In this essay, Jay Odenbaugh examines the controversy concerning the advocacy of ethical values in conservation biology.
In the introduction to this issue of Environmental Values on “Environment, Policy and Participation,” Harriet Bulkeley and Arthur P.J. Mol outline some features of these recent developments in participatory environmental governance, indicate some key questions that arise, and give an overview of the collection of papers in this special issue.
Rob Hart and Uwe Latacz-Lohmann analyze inconsistencies in contingent valuation surveys, which have tended to yield results that seem to go contrary to what is seen as “rational choice.”
