Professor Simon James s.p.james@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Ecosystem Services and the Value of Places
James, Simon P.
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Abstract
In the US Environmental Protection Agency, the World Wide Fund for Nature and many other environmental organisations, it is standard practice to evaluate particular woods, wetlands and other such places on the basis of the ‘ecosystem services’ they are thought to provide. I argue that this practice cannot account for one important way in which places are of value to human beings. When they play integral roles in our lives, particular places have a kind of value which cannot be adequately conceived in terms of service provision. Since it is in this respect limited, the ecosystem services framework can, I suggest, be criticised on grounds of justice.
Citation
James, S. P. (2016). Ecosystem Services and the Value of Places. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, 19(1), 101-113. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10677-015-9592-6
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 9, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 21, 2015 |
Publication Date | Feb 1, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Apr 9, 2015 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 28, 2024 |
Journal | Ethical Theory and Moral Practice |
Print ISSN | 1386-2820 |
Electronic ISSN | 1572-8447 |
Publisher | Springer |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 19 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 101-113 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10677-015-9592-6 |
Keywords | Duty, Ecosystem services, Environmental ethics, Place, Value, Justice. |
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