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. "Front Matter." Perspectives on Biodiversity: Valuing Its Role in an Everchanging World. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1999.
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Chapter 4:
Different Ways of Thinking about Value
72
Consequentialism and Utilitarianism,
73
Libertarianism and Contractarianism,
74
Kantian Ethics,
78
Egalitarianism and Environmental Justice,
80
Deep Ecology,
81
Discursive Ethics,
Religious and Sacred Views,
83
Implications Of Various Viewpoints For The Value Of Biodiversity,
Summary,
85
References,
Chapter 5:
Economic Methods of Valuation
87
Theoretical Foundations,
88
Methods of Valuation,
91
Applicability to Biodiversity,
102
Examples,
109
A Tempest Over Valuing the World's Ecosystem Services,
114
115
Chapter 6:
Management and Decision-Making
118
The Problems Facing Managers,
121
Why Deliberate?,
122
Case Study: Lake Washington,
123
Analytic Deliberation Processes: A Useful Tool,
127
Deliberation, Learning, and the Decision Process,
135
136
Chapter 7:
Broading the Biodiversity Manager's Perspective
138
Appendixes
A
Statement of Task,
145
B
Biographical Sketches,
147
C
Acknowledgments,
152