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almafu_9960073572902883
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1 online resource (451 p.)
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9780128000762
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0128000767
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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 perspe
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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
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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
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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 TÜBINGEN 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
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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
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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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RIGHT AND WRONG: GUT DECISIONS AND APPROACHING DANGER
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781322316680
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1322316686
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780127999357
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0127999353
Sprache:
Englisch
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