Environmental Ethics and Sustainable Development: Environmental Values and Ethics(EVEs) among Yarmouk University Students - Softcover

Okour, Nawal

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3659505781 ISBN 13: 9783659505782

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

"Environmental Ethics and Sustainable Development" is a book for all who are concerned with the environment and its ecosystems. It deals with global environmental ethical theories; non-anthropocentric ethics(biocentric and ecocentric) ethics, and sustainable development ethics. The book focuses on Islamic Environmental Values and Ethics (EVEs) that reflected the previous ethical theories. It sheds the light on three fields of EVEs in a number of Holy verses and Prophetic speeches; The first field is on bringing about environmental balance by cooperation between individuals and groups within the integrity of ecosystems, the second field, providing some EVEs related to environmental management through the rational use of non-renewable resources, and investment in renewable ones,and the final field, focusing on environmental protection with pollution's issues.

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About the Author

Nawal Okour is a researcher, holding PhD in "Environment and Development" from University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), interested in the field of environmental education, Sustainable Development, and Environmental Ethics. She is a member of the Jordanian Environmental Society at Al Hashemyat City in Jordan.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659505781
• ISBN 13: 9783659505782
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 140