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11. What is Wrong with Extinction?
Sammanfattning : The aim of this investigation is to answer the question of why it is prima facie morally wrong to cause or contribute to the extinction of species. The first potential answer investigated in the book is that other species are instrumentally valuable for human beings. LÄS MER
12. Changing preferences : A study in preferentialism
Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with preferentialism, a family of theories claiming that moral considerationsshould be based entirely on preferences. The emphasis is on preference utilitarianism,according to which preferences determine the values of outcomes and these values determinewhat we should do. LÄS MER
13. The monetary value of urban form: Examining the relationship between accessibilities and attractiveness in Oslo
Sammanfattning : Today and for the foreseeable future we experience a global urbanisation, which requires development of buildings, roads, and plots, also called urban form. Most often it is urban planning and design that determine changes in urban form, and it should be valuable with knowledge of its monetary value. LÄS MER
14. Reconnecting with nature through concepts : On the construction of values in the ecosystem services paradigm
Sammanfattning : The alarming rates of extinction and degrading ecosystems call for new means of understanding and accounting for how people depend on nature. Ecosystem services (ES) is a contested but widely applied concept aiming to connect ecosystem functions to human wellbeing and to assess and account for how nature matters in decision-making. LÄS MER
15. Value-based health care : challenges in moving forward
Sammanfattning : Background: Value-based health care (VBHC), a strategic framework launched in 2006, suggests restructuring health care to maximize health outcomes in relation to societal costs. The framework builds upon a tradition of outcome assessment in clinical work and health economic evaluation. LÄS MER