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245 00 a| Geoethicsh| [electronic resource] :b| ethical challenges and case studies in earth sciences /c| Max Wyss, International Centre for Earth, Simulation, Geneva, Switzerland, Silvia Peppoloni, INGV-Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Rome, Italy; IAPG-International Association for Promoting Geoethics, Rome, Italy.;

260 a| Amsterdam ;a| Boston :b| Elsevier,c| [2015];

300 a| xxii, 425 pages :b| illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ;c| 24 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "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 for lack of communication, indigenous people rise in anger accusing experts of misleading them, attempts to avoid transparency in developments still exist, the helplessness of technology to deal with nuclear waste becomes more evident every day and nature exposes shortcuts in constructing critical facilities with her own awesome force. Less dramatic, but damaging the credibility of the scientific community is the rising number of cases of plagiarism, made easy by the electronic world of communication. In addition, the community of geoscientists needs to become aware of subtle ways in which our work can be useless for or even misleading the public"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Geoethics ethical challenges and case studies in earth sciences / Max Wyss, International Centre for Earth, Simulation, Geneva, Switzerland, Silvia Peppoloni, INGV-Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Rome, Italy; IAPG-International Association for Promoting Geoethics, Rome, Italy.

Other author	Wyss, Max, 1939-
Other author	Peppoloni, Silvia.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, [2015]
Description	xxii, 425 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBook - Earth and Planetary Sciences 2014 [EBCEPS14]
Subjects	Geology--Research. --Moral and ethical aspects. Geophysics--Research. --Moral and ethical aspects. Research--Moral and ethical aspects. --Case studies.

Abstract	"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 for lack of communication, indigenous people rise in anger accusing experts of misleading them, attempts to avoid transparency in developments still exist, the helplessness of technology to deal with nuclear waste becomes more evident every day and nature exposes shortcuts in constructing critical facilities with her own awesome force. Less dramatic, but damaging the credibility of the scientific community is the rising number of cases of plagiarism, made easy by the electronic world of communication. In addition, the community of geoscientists needs to become aware of subtle ways in which our work can be useless for or even misleading the public"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2014035845
ISBN	9780127999357 (hardback)

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