Ecosystem Services and the Value of Places

In the US Environmental Protection Agency, the World Wide Fund for Nature and many other environmental organisations, it is standard practice to evaluate particular woods, wetlands and other such places on the basis of the ‘ecosystem services’ they are thought to provide. I argue that this practice...

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Auteur principal: James, Simon P. 1973- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: [2016]
Dans: Ethical theory and moral practice
Année: 2016, Volume: 19, Numéro: 1, Pages: 101-113
Classifications IxTheo:NCG Éthique de la création; Éthique environnementale
Sujets non-standardisés:B Justice
B Duty
B Environmental Ethics
B Value
B Ecosystem services
B Place
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Résumé:In the US Environmental Protection Agency, the World Wide Fund for Nature and many other environmental organisations, it is standard practice to evaluate particular woods, wetlands and other such places on the basis of the ‘ecosystem services’ they are thought to provide. I argue that this practice cannot account for one important way in which places are of value to human beings. When they play integral roles in our lives, particular places have a kind of value which cannot be adequately conceived in terms of service provision. Since it is in this respect limited, the ecosystem services framework can, I suggest, be criticised on grounds of justice.
ISSN:1572-8447
Contient:Enthalten in: Ethical theory and moral practice
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10677-015-9592-6