Geoethics : ethical challenges and case studies in earth sciences /

"The time for a first book on Geoethics has come. The faster, greedier pace of society and globalization demands it. The comfortable life of scholars in the ivory tower is coming to a rude awakening. People demand understandable information on geo-hazards, judges condemn scientist and engineers...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Wyss, Max, 1939- (Editor ), Peppoloni, Silvia (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2014]
Temas:
Geology > Research > Moral and ethical aspects.
Geophysics > Research > Moral and ethical aspects.
Research > Moral and ethical aspects > Case studies.
G�eologie > Recherche > Aspect moral.
G�eophysique > Recherche > Aspect moral.
Recherche > Aspect moral > �Etudes de cas.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Business Ethics.
Research > Moral and ethical aspects
Ethik
Forschung
Geowissenschaften
Naturkatastrophe
Case studies
Case studies.
�Etudes de cas.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FrontCover; Geoethics; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Section I -PHILOSOPHICALREFLECTIONS; Chapter 1
  • The Meaning of Geoethics; THE BIRTH OF GEOETHICS; WHAT IS GEOETHICS?; ISSUES WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF GEOETHICS; AN ETYMOLOGICAL STARTING POINT: INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; RESPONSIBILITY OF GEOSCIENTISTS; AN ETHICAL COMMITMENT: THE GEOSCIENTIST'S PROMISE; OUTLOOK AND STRATEGIES FOR THE FUTURE; CONCLUSIONS: QUESTIONS FOR A PUBLIC DEBATE ON GEOETHICS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2
  • Geoethics: Reenvisioning Applied Philosophy; PART I: THE PLACE OF ETHICS.
  • PART II: GEOETHICS, RISK ASSESSMENT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKINGPART III: A NEW ROLE FOR ETHICISTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3
  • The Imperative of Sustainable Development: Elements of an Ethics of Using Georesources Responsibly; CHALLENGE; MAKING THE VISION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WORK; SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES RELEVANT TO GEOETHICS; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENTS FOR GEOTECHNOLOGIES AND GEOSCIENCES; REFERENCES; Chapter 4
  • Ethics of Disaster Research; OUTLINE OF THE PROBLEM; INTERFERENCE WITH DISASTER-RELATED ACTIVITIES; DISASTER RESEARCH OUTCOMES; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES.
  • Chapter 5
  • Toward an Inclusive Geoethics-Commonalities of Ethics in Technology, Science, Business, and EnvironmentDOMAIN AND CHALLENGES OF GEOETHICS; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATION-ORIENTED ETHICS AND THE T�UBINGEN APPROACH TO ETHICS IN THE SCIENCES; CASES AND FIELDS OF GEOETHICS; OUTLOOK: GEOETHICS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; REFERENCES; Chapter 6
  • Humans' Place in Geophysics: Understanding the Vertigo of Deep Time; DENIALISM IN SCIENCE; DISCUSSION: COUNTERINTUITIVE SCIENCE AND OUR TELEOLOGICAL MINDS; HOW CAN ONE ANSWER DENIALISM IN SCIENCE?; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES.
  • Section II -GEOSCIENCECOMMUNITYChapter 7
  • Research Integrity: The Bedrock of the Geosciences; INTRODUCTION; SOME FAMOUS GEOSCIENCE CASES; THE WORLD CONFERENCES ON RI AND THEIR OUTCOMES; THE SINGAPORE STATEMENT; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 8
  • Formulating the American Geophysical Union's Scientific Integrity and Professional Ethics Policy: Challenges and Lessons Learned; INTRODUCTION; BUILDING THE AGU SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS POLICY; CHALLENGES AND LESSONS LEARNED IN EVALUATING AND RESOLVING SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS.
  • IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION AND A POSITIVE RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTCONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 9
  • Ethical Behavior in Relation to the Scholarly Community: A Discussion on Plagiarism; INTRODUCTION; DEFINITION OF PLAGIARISM; THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF PLAGIARISM; THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF PLAGIARISM; DETECTING PLAGIARISM; SELF-PLAGIARISM; THE ROLES OF ETHICS AND THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; REFERENCES; Section III -THE ETHICS OF PRACTICE; Chapter 10
  • When Scientific Evidence is not Welcome ... ; Chapter 11
  • Mmax: Ethics of the Maximum Credible Earthquake; INTRODUCTION.

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