The Encounter of Religion and Conservation
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1990
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Ethics of Environment and Development Global Challenge
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
First Page
50
Last Page
62
Editor
J. Ronald Engel & Joan Gibb Engel
Abstract
How can we make ethical decisions about our environment in the face of increasingly conflicting needs and opinions? This collection of essays offers a wide range of viewpoints representing many of the world's cultural and religious traditions to help readers better make such determinations for themselves. The authors seek to clarify the ethical principles surrounding the concept of "sustainable development." They provide a synoptic overview of the contemporary moral challenge of sustainable development and the similarities and differences in its interpretation throughout the world. In bringing together contributions by authorities in environmental ethics and developmental ethics, and by those who are addressing these questions from the perspectives of religion and humanistic philosophy, the book develops the concept of sustainability as the ethical approach to reconciling the needs of environmental conservation with economic development.
Recommended Citation
Palmer, M. (1990). The encounter of religion and conservation. In: "Ethics of environment and development global challenge", University of Arizona Press, Tuscon, Az. P. 50-62
Comments
Originally published by the University of Arizona Press. Book available for purchase through remote link. Chapter fulltext cannot be accessed online.