An ethics of biodiversity : Christianity, ecology, and the variety of life /
Life on earth is wildly diverse, but the future of that diversity is now in question. Through environmentally destructive farming practices, ever-expanding energy use, and the development and homogenization of land, human beings are responsible for unprecedented reductions in the variety of life for...
| Основен автор: | O'Brien, Kevin J. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Washington, D.C. :
Georgetown University Press,
℗♭2010.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=326639 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Ethics of biodiversity. |
| Резюме: |
Life on earth is wildly diverse, but the future of that diversity is now in question. Through environmentally destructive farming practices, ever-expanding energy use, and the development and homogenization of land, human beings are responsible for unprecedented reductions in the variety of life forms around us. Estimates suggest that species extinctions caused by humans occur at up to 1,000 times the natural rate, and that one of every twenty species on the planet could be eradicated by 2060. An Ethics of Biodiversity argues that these facts should inspire careful reflection and action in Chri. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xi, 221 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-213) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781589016644 1589016645 1589016459 9781589016453 |