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A central concern of nearly every environmental ethic is its desire to extend the scope of direct moral concern beyond human beings to plants, nonhuman animals, and the systems of which they are a part. Although nearly all environmental philosophies have long since rejected modernity's conception of individuals as isolated and independent substances, few have replaced this worldview with an alternative that is adequate to the organic, processive world in which we find ourselves. In this context, Brian G. Henning argues that the often overlooked work of Alfred North Whitehead has the potential to make a significant contribution to environmental ethics. Additionally inspired by classical American philosophers such as William James, John Dewey and Charles Sanders Pierce and environmental philosophers such as Aldo Leopold, Peter Singer, Albert Schweitzer, and Arne Naess, Henning develops an ethical theory of which the seminal insight is called "The Ethics of Creativity."By systematically examining and developing a conception of individuality that is equally at home with the microscopic world of subatomic events and the macroscopic world of ecosystems, The Ethics of Creativity correctly emphasizes the well-being of wholes, while not losing sight of the importance of the unique centers of value that constitute these wholes. In this way, The Ethics of Creativity has the potential to be a unique voice in contemporary moral philosophy.

Whitehead, Alfred North, 1861-1947 --- Ethics --- Environmental Ethics --- Environmental Responsibility --- Biography & Autobiography --- Philosophy --- Nature

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Environmental policy --- Conservation of natural resources --- Sustainable development --- Environmental responsibility --- Environnement --- Conservation des ressources naturelles --- Développement durable --- Responsabilité environnementale --- Politique gouvernementale --- Développement durable --- Responsabilité environnementale

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"Drawing on case studies, this book provides a fresh understanding of democratic accountability for transboundary and global harm and argues that environmental responsibility should be established in open public discussions about harm and risk"--Provided by publisher.

#SBIB:327.7H42 --- #SBIB:35H434 --- Specifieke internationale organisaties en samenwerking: milieu --- Beleidssectoren: milieubeleid en ruimtelijke ordening --- Environmental policy --- Environmental protection --- Environmental responsibility --- Ecological accountability --- Ecological responsibility --- Environmental accountability --- Environmental ethics --- Responsibility --- International cooperation

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In an environmental life cycle assessment of products (LCA), an unambiguous, scientifically based, ‘objective’ attribution of material and energy flows to a product is pure fiction. This is due to the fundamental epistemological conditions of LCA as a modelling process under the complexity of our socio-economic system. Instead, various mental models and values guide this attribution. This leads to a functional model in a specific decision situation. This book shows for the first time how mental models and values influence this attribution in the life cycle inventory step of LCA. One of the key findings is that the different management rules for a sustainable use of materials must be taken into account for the attribution of material and energy flows to a product. Otherwise, improvement options recommended by an LCA might turn out to even worsen the environmental situation if reassessed from a meta-perspective. As a consequence of this book, the claim of unambiguitiy (‘objectivity’) of the life cycle inventory must be abandoned. A group-model building process for LCA is developed that allows one to grasp the decision makers' mental models and values in the inventory analysis on a case- and situation-specific basis. Only by this, LCA results will become relevant in a decision-making process. Two case studies on the modelling of recycling and other end-of-life options of aluminium windows and beech wood railway sleepers in LCA complement the methodological part. This book is a ‘must have’ for researchers, consultants and practitioners in the fields of decision-oriented life cycle assessment as well as product-related environmental management, modelling and decision-making.

Environmental responsibility. --- Environmental management. --- Inventories. --- Environmental economics. --- Economics. --- Environmental Economics. --- Environmental Management. --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Economics --- Environmental quality --- Environmental aspects --- Economic aspects --- Stock in trade --- Stock-taking --- Inventory control --- Ecological accountability --- Ecological responsibility --- Environmental accountability --- Environmental ethics --- Responsibility

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Precautionary principle --- Environmental responsibility --- Environmental protection --- Principe de précaution --- Responsabilité environnementale --- Environnement --- Congresses --- Congrès --- Protection --- Liability for environmental damages --- Environmental risk assessment --- Law and legislation --- Principe de précaution --- Responsabilité environnementale --- Congrès --- Precautionary principle - France - Congresses --- Liability for environmental damages - France - Congresses --- Environmental risk assessment - Law and legislation - France - Congresses --- Principe de precaution --- Evaluation du risque --- France