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On Morality, Psychology, and Conservation: An Interdisciplinary Appraisal of Ethics in Context

Creator:

Batavia, Chelsea K.

Abstract:

Conservation is, among other things, the expression of a relationship between humans and nonhuman nature. This relationship can be described empirically using the methods of social science, but it can also be prescribed in the form of philosophical arguments. Scholars in the field of environmental ethics have discussed and debated...

Resource Type:

Dissertation
Ecological Forestry : A Critical Analysis

Creator:

Batavia, Chelsea

Abstract:

Although science is widely accepted as a fundamental source of information underlying decisions about forest management and conservation, considerably less attention has been paid to the inevitable role that normative values and beliefs play in such decisions. This thesis highlights the normative dimensions of "ecological forestry," a strategy of forest...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis