Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference (1990)

Chapter: 5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments

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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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Suggested Citation: "5. Comparing Values in Environmental Policies: Moral Issues and Moral Arguments." National Research Council. 1990. Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1564.
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