Lifeboat Ethics - To Sink, Or Not To Sink: That Is The Question

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dc.contributor.authorCairns, John Jr.en
dc.contributor.departmentBiological Sciencesen
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-23T02:36:24Zen
dc.date.available2014-01-23T02:36:24Zen
dc.date.issued2006en
dc.description.abstractHardin s lifeboat metaphor simplifies the issues involved in living on a finite planet with finite resources. If humankind hopes to remain on Earth for many generations, then humans need to understand and cope with the limits of a finite planet. Also, the rights and responsibilities of achieving the sustainable use of the planet must be congruent, equal effort from every country.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/24986en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.johncairns.net/Commentaries/Lifeboatethics.pdfen
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectSustainabilityen
dc.subjectlifeboat ethicsen
dc.subjectcarrying capacityen
dc.subjectoverpopulationen
dc.titleLifeboat Ethics - To Sink, Or Not To Sink: That Is The Questionen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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