Deirdre McCloskey offers the classical economic argument that the problem is inadequate economic growth. He alludes to the liberal argument that democracy/representation plus economic resources solves everything, but comes down on the economic side. He has a 3 volume (with more to come) set on The Bourgeois Virtues, which presents cogent arguments (I’m not sure I believe all of them) about the ethical contributions of capitalism and bourgeois values. To be honest, I haven’t gotten far enough to see how he deals with international public goods & externalities.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of syma ebbin Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2018 12:04 PM To: [email protected]; GEP-Ed List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [gep-ed] Different types of reasons for saving the environment? Hi Beth, very cool! In the past I've used excerpts from Aldo Leopold's Sand County Almanac to start a discussion on the intrinsic value of nature. But I'd be interested in other perhaps more updated references that highlight this. For exploring the economic value of ecosystem services, I've used the case study of analyzing the protection of the NYC public water supply watershed in the Catskills. There are lots of articles that have focused on this topic. Here is one: Ecosystem Services in the New York City Watershed - Ecosystem Marketplace <http://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/articles/ecosystem-services-in-the-new-york-city-watershed-1969-12-31/> Ecosystem Services in the New York City Watershed - Ecosystem Marketplace Nine years ago, New York City launched a revolutionary project to protect its drinking water by protecting the e... The edited volume by Kellert and Wilson "the Biophelia Hypothesis" is a good place to look for a chapter on the value to humans of caring for nature. There are lots of interesting EJ case studies that focus on indigenous peoples and may allow your students to explore TEK/LEK as well. (see Fikret Berkes, Kai Erikson) I'm interested in seeing what others suggest and what readings you end up using. Happy New year! syma _____ From: Beth DeSombre <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > To: GEP-Ed List <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 1, 2018 9:40 AM Subject: [gep-ed] Different types of reasons for saving the environment? Hi folks: I'm re-doing my Environmental Policy seminar syllabus for the spring, and want to have an initial week on different types of reasons for protecting the environment/addressing environmental problems. My hope is to have a different reading for each of a variety of (different types of) reasons we could care about the environment. Things like: -nature's value in its own terms -the advantages to people generally in having a protected env (ecosystem services) -the value to us in caring for nature -issues of environmental justice -any other types of reasons? (looking for suggestions) If you have an article or chapter to suggest (including your own), please pass them on! Thanks in advance, Beth -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
