Routledge Companion to Environmental Ethics

<p>Written for a wide range of readers in environmental science philosophy and policy-oriented programs <i>The Routledge Companion to Environmental Ethics</i> is a landmark comprehensive reference work in this interdisciplinary field. Not merely a review of theoretical approaches to the ethics of the environment the <i>Companion</i> focuses on specific environmental problems and other concrete issues. Its 65 chapters all appearing in print here for the first time have been organized into the following eleven parts:</p><p>I. Animals<br>II. Land<br>III. Water<br>IV. Climate<br>V. Energy and Extraction<br>VI. Cities<br>VII. Agriculture<br>VIII. Environmental Transformation<br>IX. Policy Frameworks and Response Measures<br>X. Regulatory Tools<br>XI. Advocacy and Activism</p><p>The volume not only explains the nuances of important core philosophical positions but also cuts new pathways for the integration of important ethical and policy issues into environmental philosophy. It will be of immense help to undergraduate students and other readers coming up to the field for the first time but also serve as a valuable resource for more advanced students as well as researchers who need a trusted resource that also offers fresh policy-centered approaches. </p>