The Economics and Ethics of Old-Growth Forests

Environmental Ethics 14 (1):43-62 (1992)
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Abstract

An intense debate is currently underway in the Pacific Northwest over whether remnant old-growth forests should be preserved or harvested. Old-growth forests can be viewed (1) as objects used instrumentally to serve human welfare or (2) as entities that possess value in themselves and are thus worthy of moral consideration. I compare the instrumental view suggested by economic analysis with the biocentric and ecocentric alternatives and suggest a reconciliation of these approaches in the context of old-growth preservation

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original E. Booth, Douglas (1992) "The Economics and Ethics of Old-Growth Forests". Environmental Ethics 14(1):43-62

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