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Comm 2 – Prof. Miren MoralesTentative BibliographySection: MHD2

Name: Nathaniel Joseph R. Solibaga Score: ____________Degree: BS Biochemistry Date: January 7, 2013

A. I decided to work on the topic: Awareness about present condition of the environment is not enough, environmental ethics, policies and rule that will govern people in utilizing the resources from the environment is necessary. The campaign for environmental policies shall be intensified.

B. My tentative title for my concept paper is: Environmental Ethics and Its Necessity

C. The contextual focus of my paper is written below:

1. PurposeThe purpose of this study is to alarm and inform the people particularly the politicians

and convince them that environmental ethics and more global policies are needed as uide in utilization of environment’s limited resources.

2. Target AudienceWorld, International and National Politicians.

3. DomainSince environmental ethics started on 1963, the references are limited to 1963 and above. The scope of this study is global, international and national since environmental ethics involves different countries of this world.

4. RelevanceAs more and more people are becoming aware about the alarming condition of the environment, it should be noted and emphasized that projects such as tree planting for nature is not enough. Rules and regulations and policies are needed to control the people on their consumption and utilization of the resources of the earth.

5. Exemplification and Modes of DefiningThe chosen topic will be discussed either through examples or definitions and the like on the following subtopics:

HistoryEnvironmental ScientistsStory About MoaiIssues and DebatesEnvironmental Ethics on a world and international levelEnvironmental Ethics on a National PerspectivePresent Global PoliciesSituations on Misused Science

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D. The following are combinations of key words that I use to search online materials and online library catalogues to find relevant articles and books:

1. Need for Environmental Ethics2. Environmental Ethics3. Awareness of people on the environment4. Environmental Policies5. Environmental Science

E. I have checked the library resources, and I found the following resources:Complete Bibliographic Citation using correct APA style format for documentation:

Type of APA

Source:

This book (or newspaper article, journal article, etc.) is useful because...

1. Nebel, B. &Wright R.(1996). Environmental Science: the way world works(5th edition). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall Inc.

Book

It contains the basic sysytems of environment and before understanding environmental ethics, understanding of environmental systems shall be done.

2. Guerrier,Y.,Alexander,N.,Chase, J. & O’Brein, M.(1995). Values and the environment: a Science perspective. West Ussex, England: John and Wiley Sons Ltd.

BookThis book contains Issues, Debates and Discussions regarding Environmental Ethics.

3. Park, C. (Ed.).(1986). Environmental policies: an international review. Surry Hills, Australia: Croom Helm Ltd.(UP Manila-CAS Library, HC 79 E5 E58)

Book

This book is significant since it view environmental ethics in an international perspective based on the views of different countries.

4. Sterba, J. (Ed.). (1995).Earth ethics: environmental ethics, animal rights and applications.Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall Inc.(UP Manila-CAS Library GE 42 E28)

Book

This book contains sections about animal rights which intensifies and gives lot of reasons for the campaign for environmental ethics.

5. Newton, L & Dillingham, C.(1993). Watershed:Classic cases in environmental ethics. Belmonth, California: Wadsworth Inc. (UP Manila-CAS Library GE 42 N49) Book

This book gives a classic view on environmental effects and it gives us clue on the way people view environmental ethics before due also to past catastrophies brought by misused science.

6. Low, N.(Ed.).(1999). Global ethics and environment. New York, NY: Routledge. (UP Manila-CAS Library GE 42 G56 1999)

BookThis book gives us some of the Global Ethics and Policies on Environmental Ethics.

7. Santos, M.(2002). Ang tao at ang kapaligiran : ang pagbabaybay ng mga argumento ng isang antroposentrikong etikang pangkapaligiran. University of the Philippines, Diliman, Philippines. (UP Diliman Library LG 995 2002 P5 S26)

Thesis

The topic can be done better if we have a view from our own nation. We can relate to specific examples tackled on this thesis.

8. Lodge, D. & Shrader-Frechette K. (n.d.). Nonindigenous species: ecological explanation, environmental ethics, and public polic.Retrieved from http://www3.nd.edu/~underc/east/publications/documents/Lodge_03CB.pdf

Elec-tronic Article

It talks about invasive species, which are the subset of nonindigenous species that cause economic or environmental damage and this example can be used in this study.

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9. De Pelsmacker,P., Driesen, L., & Rayp, G. (2005). Do consumers care about ethics? Willingness to pay for Fair-Trade coffee. (Volume 39), Number 2. Retrieved from http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~hiscox/Depelsmacker.pdf

Elec-tronic Article

It talks about sociodemographical factors on consumption of a resource.

10. Rolston, III, H. (2003) Environmental ethics.Retrieved from http://lamar.colostate.edu/~rolston/ee-blackwell-comp.pdf

Elec-tronic Article

This talks about People on Landscapes Environmental Policy and Managing Nature which can contribute to the topic

11. Zalta, E. (Ed.). (2002).Environmental Ethics Retrieved from http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-environmental/

Web-site

This gives an over-all view and gives a wide background regarding the topic.