Rolston, Holmes, 1932-, authorEnvironmental Philosophy, Inc., publisher2007-01-032007-01-031985Rolston, Holmes, III, Valuing Wildlands, Environmental Ethics 7, no. 2 (Spring 1985): 23-48. http://dx.doi.org/10.5840/enviroethics19857111http://hdl.handle.net/10217/36768Includes bibliographical references.Valuing wildlands is complex. (1) In a philosophically oriented analysis, I distinguish seven meaning levels of value, individual preference, market price, individual good, social preference, social good, organismic, and ecosystemic, and itemize twelve types of value carried by wildlands, economic, life support, recreational, scientific, genetic diversity, aesthetic, cultural symbolization, historical, character building, therapeutic, religious, and intrinsic. (2) I criticize contingent valuation efforts to price these values. (3) I then propose an axiological model, which interrelates the multiple levels and types of value, and some principles for wildland management policy.born digitalarticleseng©1985 Environmental Philosophy, Inc.Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.valuationtaxonomy of valueswildernessvalue of wildlandsTexthttps://dx.doi.org/10.5840/enviroethics19857111