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Environmental Ethics

Environmental Ethics is a branch of ethical inquiry that examines the moral relationship between human beings and the natural environment, distinguishing itself from other ethical domains by focusing specifically on the intrinsic value of non-human entities and the moral implications of human actions toward ecosystems, species, and the biosphere.

6.2K

Publications

441.7K

Citations

8.2K

Authors

2.4K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

1.7K

Variants

Ethics Of Environment

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Publications

6.2K

The Tragedy of the Commons

Garrett Hardin · Science · 1968 · 22.9K citations

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Planetary Boundaries: Exploring the Safe Operating Space for Humanity

Johan Rockström, Will Steffen, Kevin J. Noone et al. · Ecology and Society · 2009 · 7K citations · Full text

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The restorative benefits of nature: Toward an integrative framework

Stephen Kaplan · Journal of Environmental Psychology · 1995 · 6.5K citations

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The Tragedy of the Commons*

Garrett Hardin · Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research · 2009 · 6.4K citations · Full text

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Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo

William McCormack, Mary Douglas · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1967 · 5.8K citations

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Authors

8.2K

  1. HK
    Helen Kopnina

    The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands

    32 publications · 2.9K citations

    25

    h-index

  2. JB
    J. Baird Callicott

    University of North Texas, United States

    22 publications · 1.8K citations

    20

    h-index

  3. MN
    Michael Nelson

    Oregon State University, United States

    21 publications · 1.4K citations

    18

    h-index

  4. CL
    Clive L. Spash

    Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria

    18 publications · 2.1K citations

    15

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  5. BA
    Ben A. Minteer

    Arizona State University, United States

    14 publications · 1.1K citations

    14

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Institutions

2.4K

  1. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    40 h-index

    140 publications

    20.4K citations

  2. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    34 h-index

    90 publications

    22K citations

  3. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    34 h-index

    96 publications

    17.2K citations

  4. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    32 h-index

    72 publications

    7.2K citations

  5. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    30 h-index

    49 publications

    4.7K citations

  6. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    30 h-index

    64 publications

    15.7K citations

  7. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    29 h-index

    51 publications

    12.2K citations

  8. University of East Anglia

    Norwich, United Kingdom

    28 h-index

    55 publications

    17.7K citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 332 publications · 36.3K citations

    100

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  2. Environmental Values

    221 publications · 10.2K citations

    52

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  3. Environmental Ethics

    167 publications · 9.1K citations

    49

    h-index

  4. Environmental Politics

    89 publications · 7.1K citations

    43

    h-index

  5. Ecological Economics

    67 publications · 6.6K citations

    39

    h-index

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