I suggested at least three perspectives on environmental "management"
(itslef a loaded word) - essentially being the preservationist (Muir), the
ecologically sustainable (Leopold) and the resourcism (Pinchot - 'scientific
management'). I dug out a paper this morning ( Brown G & Harris C 1998.
Professional Foresters and the Land Ethic, revisited. J Forestry 96(1):
4-12) that gave a range of value sets - all of which can claim to have their
own idea of "sustainability". Here it is
Navajo
Muir
Leopold
Ecosystem Management (synonymous? w Ecological Sustainability)
New RPA (a reference to recreation initiatives in USDA Forest Service I
think)
Multiple Use
Pinchot
Stewards
New World Colonists
To which you could add
Milton Friedman worshippers/Fundamentalist Bible Brigade
just to add a little spice.
Actually, I'm not sure I'd place Navajo on that side of Muir. He didn't see
native Americans (or many others for that matter) as a part OF nature. More
pests from my reading of him. IE Muir represents the preservation extreme -
and the more 'promising' perspectives are probably not at each end.
Chris P
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