dear beth and others, as you probably know there is alot of work in environmental philosophy that discusses a variety of reasons for protecting the environment. i critically discuss some of them in 'ethics and the environment: an introduction, available here:
https://www.amazon.com/Ethics-Environment-Introduction-Cambridge-Applied/dp/0521682843 best, dale ********************** Dale Jamieson Professor of Environmental Studies and Philosophy Affiliated Professor of Law, Affiliated Professor of Medical Ethics New York University 285 Mercer Street, 10th floor New York NY 10003-6653 Voice 212-998-5429 Fax 212-995-4157 http://philosophy.fas.nyu.edu/object/dalejamieson.html https://twitter.com/luvintheanthrop *Reason in a Dark Time is now out in paperback with a new preface, available here:**https://global.oup.com/academic/product/reason-in-a-dark-time-9780190845889?lang=en&cc=us <https://global.oup.com/academic/product/reason-in-a-dark-time-9780190845889?lang=en&cc=us>* On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 4:22 PM, syma ebbin <[email protected]> wrote: > BEth > > AN interesting article linking SJ and the environment to Rev. Martin > Luther King... > Opinion | Dr. King’s Interconnected World > <https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/22/opinion/martin-luther-king-christmas.html?emc=edit_tnt_20171222&nlid=63478907&tntemail0=y> > > Opinion | Dr. King’s Interconnected World > By Drew Dellinger > In his last Christmas sermon, Martin Luther King anticipated the links > between ecology and social justice that a... > > <https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/22/opinion/martin-luther-king-christmas.html?emc=edit_tnt_20171222&nlid=63478907&tntemail0=y> > > It's short but relevant. > > Syma > >>(((((*>~~~~>>(((((*>~~~~>>(((((*>~~~~ > Syma A. Ebbin, PhD. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* syma ebbin <[email protected]> > *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; GEP-Ed List < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 3, 2018 12:04 PM > *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... > > <http://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/articles/ecosystem-services-in-the-new-york-city-watershed-1969-12-31/> > > 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]> > *To:* GEP-Ed List <[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]. > 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. > > > -- > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. 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