Challenges posed by climate change: Is environmental protection an ethical issue?

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-85

  Kuhtz, Silvana ^a,b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate change; Education; Effective questions; Sustainable development and ethics

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; CITIZENSHIP; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHICS; GLACIER; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; NONLINEARITY; POLICY MAKING; RISK FACTOR; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

HIMALAYAS;

EID: 78650625856     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-010-9249-5     Document Type: Article

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