Environmental Values (journal)

Paul G. Harris analyzes the reasons for pollution and overuse of resources in China which have profound implications for the Chinese people and the world.

This paper examines three forest value orientations—clusters of interrelated values and basic beliefs about forests—that emerged from an analysis of the public discourse about forest planning, management, and policy in the United States.

Hub Zwart presents an environmental analysis of Henrik Ibsen’s A Public Enemy.

In his article, Ben A. Minteer analyzes American pragmatist John Dewey’s idea of public interest in the context of environmental ethics and policy discussions.

This essay argues that reproductive liberty should not be considered a fundamental human right, or certainly not an indefeasible right, but that it should, instead, be strictly regulated by a global agreement designed to reduce population to a sustainable level.

In this paper, Theresa Satterfield recognises the many contributions to work on environmental values while arguing that some reconsideration of elicitation practices is warranted.

Examining the concepts of “security” and “sustainability” Michael Redclift argues that, although the importance of the environment has been increasingly acknowledged since the 1970s, there has been a failure to incorporate other discourses surrounding “nature.”

In this essay, Eric Reitan analyzes the claims of the “wise-use” movement, its implications for private property rights and the extent to which these rights should influence public policy decisions.

In his paper, Charles C. Mueller sheds light on the economics of survival, a branch of ecological economics that stresses the preservation of the opportunities of future generations over an extended time horizon.

In this paper, Bryan G. Norton and Anne C. Steinemann offer a new valuation approach which embodies the core principles of adaptive management, which is experimental, multi-scalar, and place-based.