James W Sheppard
Biographic Data
| ID | 6644543 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James W Sheppard |
| GIVEN NAMES | James W |
| FAMILY NAME | Sheppard |
| SIGNATURE | SHEPPARD J W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Missouri–Kansas City |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Paradox of Urban Environmentalism
Over half of the world's population (3 billon people) now lives in urban environments. The combination of people, industry, and commerce enmeshed in environments over-determined by plans, designs, and configurations that continue to emphasize ease, efficiency, and spatial sprawl over ecological constraints and sustainability help to make urban environments the primary contributors to multiple types of ecological degradation. With this in mind, ur…
Reducing Pessimism's Sway in The Environmental Ethics Classroom
Increased awareness of the breadth and depth of existing environmental challenges is part of an environmental education. One effect of this increased awareness that can manifest itself in the environmental ethics classroom is pessimism. I outline two varieties of pessimism that have a tendency to hold sway in the environmental ethics classroom: 1) pessimism about the general state of the environment; and, 2) pessimism about being able to do anyth…
Overcoming Obstacles to Sustainability
Cet article commente l'ouvrage suivant: Sustaining Liberal Democracy: Ecological Challenges and Opportunities de John Barry et Marcel Wissemburg. Cet ouvrage propose, sous la forme d'une anthologie, une connexion entre la durabilite comme ideal ecologique, politique, economique et social, et la structure sociopolitique et economique dominante de notre epoque, a savoir la democratie liberale
The nectar is in the journey
The nectar is in the journey, |3dotnld| ultimate goals may be illusory, nay, most likely are but a gossamer wing. Day by day, however, human life triumphs in its ineluctable capacity to hang in and make things better. Not perfect, simply better." John McDermott, Streams of Experience I investigate one manner in which classical American pragmatism might be utilized by theorists and practitioners interested in addressing urban environmental problem…
The nectar is in the journey
The nectar is in the journey, |3dotnld| ultimate goals may be illusory, nay, most likely are but a gossamer wing. Day by day, however, human life triumphs in its ineluctable capacity to hang in and make things better. Not perfect, simply better." John McDermott, Streams of Experience I investigate one manner in which classical American pragmatism might be utilized by theorists and practitioners interested in addressing urban environmental problem…
Reducing Pessimism's Sway in The Environmental Ethics Classroom
Increased awareness of the breadth and depth of existing environmental challenges is part of an environmental education. One effect of this increased awareness that can manifest itself in the environmental ethics classroom is pessimism. I outline two varieties of pessimism that have a tendency to hold sway in the environmental ethics classroom: 1) pessimism about the general state of the environment; and, 2) pessimism about being able to do anyth…
Overcoming Obstacles to Sustainability
Cet article commente l'ouvrage suivant: Sustaining Liberal Democracy: Ecological Challenges and Opportunities de John Barry et Marcel Wissemburg. Cet ouvrage propose, sous la forme d'une anthologie, une connexion entre la durabilite comme ideal ecologique, politique, economique et social, et la structure sociopolitique et economique dominante de notre epoque, a savoir la democratie liberale
The nectar is in the journey
The nectar is in the journey, |3dotnld| ultimate goals may be illusory, nay, most likely are but a gossamer wing. Day by day, however, human life triumphs in its ineluctable capacity to hang in and make things better. Not perfect, simply better." John McDermott, Streams of Experience I investigate one manner in which classical American pragmatism might be utilized by theorists and practitioners interested in addressing urban environmental problem…
Reducing Pessimism's Sway in The Environmental Ethics Classroom
Increased awareness of the breadth and depth of existing environmental challenges is part of an environmental education. One effect of this increased awareness that can manifest itself in the environmental ethics classroom is pessimism. I outline two varieties of pessimism that have a tendency to hold sway in the environmental ethics classroom: 1) pessimism about the general state of the environment; and, 2) pessimism about being able to do anyth…
The Paradox of Urban Environmentalism
Over half of the world's population (3 billon people) now lives in urban environments. The combination of people, industry, and commerce enmeshed in environments over-determined by plans, designs, and configurations that continue to emphasize ease, efficiency, and spatial sprawl over ecological constraints and sustainability help to make urban environments the primary contributors to multiple types of ecological degradation. With this in mind, ur…
Political science (4 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Environmental ethics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Sustainability (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics (2 works) · Environmental planning (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works)