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This text explores the ethical issues surrounding global capitalism and its impact on the environment. It includes case studies and perspectives on topics such as development, the relationship between humans and nature, cultural and institutional contexts, environmental injustice, and the impact of events like Chernobyl. The collection aims to stimulate debate and provide resources for academic discussion. It is best suited for courses focused on environmental ethics or philosophy, particularly at the graduate level. The essays in this collection provide a broad range of theoretical constructs and can be used to discuss the transformation of global institutions for equitable and sustainable development.
As global capitalism expands and reaches ever-further corners of the world, practical problems continue to escalate and repercussions become increasingly serious and irreversible. These practical problems carry with them equally important and ethical issues. This text explores these ethical issues from a range of perspectives and using a wide range of case studies. Chapters focus on: the impact of development in new industrial regions; the ethical relationship between human and non-human nature; the application of ethics in different cultural and institutional contexts; environmental injustice in the location of hazardous materials and processes; the ethics of the impact of a single event (Chernobyl) on the global community; and the ethics of transitional institutions. This collection aims to both stimulate debate and provide a resource for wide-ranging case study material and solid academic context. Review: The strength of this volume lies in its presentation of a broad range of theoretical constructs. As such, it is best suited to a course with a specific focus on environmental ethics or philosophy. Particularly in a graduate-level course, this collection of essays would provide an excellent resource for discussion and debate on whether and how our global institutions will be transformed if we are to achieve equitable and ecologically sustainable development.. -Teresa L. Bulman, Department of Geography, Portland State University, Portland, OR
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