Geoethics for the Future: Facing Global Challenges - Softcover

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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.

Giuseppe Di Capua is a Geologist, Technologist at the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (Italy). His scientific studies are focused on engineering geology, geoethics, philosophy of geosciences, and social geosciences. He is a cofounding member, treasurer, webmaster, and social media manager of the International Association for Promoting Geoethics; member of the Commission on Geoethics of the International Union of Geological Sciences; and member of the Executive Committee of the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences; Member of the Editorial Board of the SpringerBriefs in Geoethics series and the Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences.

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Geoethics for the Future
Facing Global Challenges

Geoethics for the Future: Facing Global Challenges provides points of view on highly topical issues in geosciences and beyond, including societal relevance of geosciences, georesources, sustainable development, geoeducation, georisks, data, as well as philosophical, legal, political, and scientific considerations of anthropogenic global changes and the Anthropocene, enabling readers to acquire multifaceted knowledge on topics of global relevance in the 21st century. This book explores topics vital to our historical moment and the future of human society, through analysis by scholars with different disciplinary backgrounds, emphasizing the need for new cultural and scientific frameworks to address global issues. It fosters multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches for problem-solving, by integrating diverse knowledge and visions to effectively tackle urgent global challenges.
Serving as a significant milestone in geoethics, this book provides academics, researchers, and students with insights into the ethical and societal dimensions of various challenges arising from human impact on the Earth system.

Key features

• Covers upcoming and current key topics and emphasizes the urgency to find reference frameworks and effective solutions to the issues associated with them
• Includes multifaceted analyses on relevant topics, by leveraging the cross-cutting contributions of experts to address urgent, global, and complex issues related to human–Earth system interaction
• Provides an indispensable basis for discussion to guide scientists in considering their own responsibilities and to highlight the societal relevance of the geosciences
• Discusses the philosophical, ethical, social, political, economic, legal, and theological aspects of geosciences, technological applications, and anthropogenic impacts on physical environment through the lens of geoethics, in time of profound planetary changes
• Bridges geosciences, social sciences, and humanities, aiming to address the socio-ecological crisis from multiple perspectives and with greater effectiveness

About the editors
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.

Giuseppe Di Capua is a Geologist, Technologist at the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (Italy). His scientific studies are focused on engineering geology, geoethics, philosophy of geosciences, and social geosciences. He is a cofounding member, treasurer, webmaster, and social media manager of the International Association for Promoting Geoethics; member of the Commission on Geoethics of the International Union of Geological Sciences; and member of the Executive Committee of the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences; Member of the Editorial Board of the SpringerBriefs in Geoethics series and the Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences.