Geoethics: Ethical Challenges and Case Studies in Earth Sciences

Max Wyss · Silvia Peppoloni

nov 2014 · Elsevier

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Edited by two experts in the area, Geoethics: Ethical Challenges and Case Studies in Earth Sciences addresses a range of topics surrounding the concept of ethics in geoscience, making it an important reference for any Earth scientist with a growing concern for sustainable development and social responsibility. This book will provide the reader with some obvious and some hidden information you need for understanding where experts have not served the public, what more could have been done to reach and serve the public and the ethical issues surrounding the Earth Sciences, from a global perspective. - Written by a global group of contributors with backgrounds ranging from philosopher to geo-practitioner, providing a balance of voices - Includes case studies, showing where experts have gone wrong and where key organizations have ignored facts, wanting assessments favorable to their agendas - Provides a much needed basis for discussion to guide scientists to consider their responsibilities and to improve communication with the public

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Silvia Peppoloni is a Geologist, Researcher at the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (Italy). She focuses her scientific activity on natural risks and hazards, along with exploring the social aspects of Earth sciences. She is an international leader of geoethics, fully involved in the base research on ethical, social, and cultural implications of geoscience knowledge, research, and practice, and on key concepts for society such as sustainability, prevention, adaptation, and geoeducation. She is a cofounding member and Secretary General of the International Association for Promoting Geoethics; Chair of the Commission on Geoethics of the International Union of Geological Sciences; Chair holder of the Chair on Geoethics of the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences; Director of the School on Geoethics and Natural Issues; and Editor-in-Chief of the SpringerBriefs in Geoethics series and the Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences.