Abstract
To demonstrate the instrumental value of nature's "services," environmentalists often cite a decision by New York City to preserve or restore the Catskills watershed. This article questions the validity of the example and the strategy of instrumental arguments for ecological preservation.
How to Cite:
Sagoff, M.,
(2002) “On the Value of Natural Ecosystems: The Catskills Parable”,
Philosophy and Public Policy Quarterly 22(1/2),
10–16.
doi: https://doi.org/10.13021/G8pppq.222002.374