Consequential Utilitarianism: Addressing Ethical Deficiencies in the Municipal Landfill Siting Process

This paper examines ethical concerns of the utilitarian paradigm, the greatest good for the greatest number, advocated by many proponents and consultants in siting landfills. The implications of the consequentialist utilitarian approach are considered through the examination of a landfill-site-searc...

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Main Author: McKay, Ruth Burnice (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2000
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2000, Volume: 26, Issue: 4, Pages: 289-306
Further subjects:B Waste management
B Case study
B Ethics
B Utilitarianism
B landfill siting
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