Bryan G. Norton Books

This book offers a comprehensive examination of sustainability within the context of environmental management, drawing from various disciplines. It explores the definitions, implications, and challenges of setting sustainability as a primary objective, encouraging a deeper understanding of its multifaceted nature. Through its analytical approach, the text aims to provide insights into effective strategies for integrating sustainable practices into environmental policies and management systems.

Ethics on the Ark presents a passionate, multivocal discussion—among zoo professionals, activists, conservation biologists, and philosophers—about the future of zoos and aquariums, the treatment of animals in captivity, and the question of whether the individual, the species, or the ecosystem is the most important focus in conservation efforts. Contributors represent all sides of the issues. Moving from the fundamental to the practical, from biodiversity to population regulation, from animal research to captive breeding, Ethics on the Ark represents an important gathering of the many fervent and contentious viewpoints shaping the wildlife conservation debate.

The book offers a critical examination of environmental ethics and public policy regarding species preservation. It explores diverse perspectives on the topic while presenting a comprehensive rationale for the conservation of both species and ecosystems. Additionally, it tackles relevant policy issues, making it a significant contribution to the discourse on environmental preservation.

Focusing on the transformative value of wild species, the book argues for the preservation of natural environments by highlighting their ability to uplift the human spirit. Bryan G. Norton critiques traditional rationales for species preservation, which often center on limited human needs or contentious intrinsic values. Instead, he proposes that wild species possess worth through their capacity to change human values, offering a fresh perspective on the importance of ecosystems and biodiversity in contemporary society.