Geoethics. Ethical Challenges and Case Studies in Earth Sciences

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Contributors, Pages xvii-xix, Alberto Armigliato, Nic Bilham, Roger Bilham, Juliane C. Carneiro, Denis Cardoso, Marcio M. Cintra, Madhumita Das, Maddalena De Lucia, Daniela Di Bucci, Giuseppe Di Capua, Mauro Dolce, Vinod K. Gaur, William Gawthrop, Robert J. Geller, Armin Grunwald, Linda C. Gundersen, Jessica Heesen, Peter Hocke, Daniel Hostettler, Ilan Kelman, Shrikant Daji Limaye,  et al.
Preface, Pages xxi-xxii, Max Wyss, Silvia Peppoloni
Acknowledgments, Page xxiii
Chapter 1 - The Meaning of Geoethics, Pages 3-14, Silvia Peppoloni, Giuseppe Di Capua
Chapter 2 - Geoethics: Reenvisioning Applied Philosophy, Pages 15-23, Ingrid Leman Stefanovic
Chapter 3 - The Imperative of Sustainable Development: Elements of an Ethics of Using Georesources Responsibly, Pages 25-35, Armin Grunwald
Chapter 4 - Ethics of Disaster Research, Pages 37-47, Ilan Kelman
Chapter 5 - Toward an Inclusive Geoethics—Commonalities of Ethics in Technology, Science, Business, and Environment, Pages 49-56, Thomas Potthast
Chapter 6 - Humans’ Place in Geophysics: Understanding the Vertigo of Deep Time, Pages 57-67, Telmo Pievani
Chapter 7 - Research Integrity: The Bedrock of the Geosciences, Pages 71-81, Tony Mayer
Chapter 8 - Formulating the American Geophysical Union’s Scientific Integrity and Professional Ethics Policy: Challenges and Lessons Learned, Pages 83-93, Linda C. Gundersen, Randy Townsend
Chapter 9 - Ethical Behavior in Relation to the Scholarly Community: A Discussion on Plagiarism, Pages 95-106, Stefano Solarino
Chapter 10 - When Scientific Evidence is not Welcome…, Pages 109-118, Paul G. Richards
Chapter 11 - Mmax: Ethics of the Maximum Credible Earthquake, Pages 119-140, Roger Bilham
Chapter 12 - Geoethics: Tenets and Praxis: Two Examples from India, Pages 141-160, Vinod K. Gaur
Chapter 13 - Corporate Money Trumps Science, Pages 161-168, William Gawthrop
Chapter 14 - Shortcuts in Seismic Hazard Assessments for Nuclear Power Plants are Not Acceptable, Pages 169-174, Max Wyss
Chapter 15 - Geoethical and Social Aspects of Warning for Low-Frequency and Large-Impact Events like Tsunamis, Pages 175-192, Stefano Tinti, Alberto Armigliato, Gianluca Pagnoni, Filippo Zaniboni
Chapter 16 - What Foreign Rescue Teams Should Do and Must Not Do in Muslim Countries, Pages 193-201, Mohamad amin Skandari
Chapter 17 - Some Comments on the First Degree Sentence of the “L’Aquila Trial”, Pages 205-210, Marco Mucciarelli
Chapter 18 - Risk Management: Roles and Responsibilities in the Decision-making Process, Pages 211-221, Mauro Dolce, Daniela Di Bucci
Chapter 19 - Communicating to the General Public Earthquake Prediction Information: Lessons Learned in Greece, Pages 223-237, Gerassimos A. Papadopoulos
Chapter 20 - Do Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Maps Address the Need of the Population?, Pages 239-249, Max Wyss
Chapter 21 - Reflections on Ethics in Mapping as an Instrument and Result of Disaster Research, Pages 251-262, Jessica Heesen, Daniel F. Lorenz, Martin Voss, Bettina Wenzel
Chapter 22 - Geoethics, Risk-Communication, and Scientific Issues in Earthquake Science, Pages 263-272, Robert J. Geller
Chapter 23 - Extreme Sea Level Events, Coastal Risks, and Climate Changes: Informing the Players, Pages 273-302, Eduardo Marone, Juliane C. Carneiro, Marcio M. Cintra, Andréa Ribeiro, Denis Cardoso, Carol Stellfeld
Chapter 24 - Thoughts on Ethics in Volcanic Hazard Research, Pages 305-312, Jurgen Neuberg
Chapter 25 - Ethical Issues in the Decision-making for Earthquake Preparedness, Prediction, and Early Warning: A Discussion in the Perspective of Game Theory, Pages 313-321, Zhongliang Wu
Chapter 26 - Geoethics and Risk-Communication Issues in Japan’s Disaster Management System Revealed by the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Pages 323-334, Megumi Sugimoto
Chapter 27 - “When Will Vesuvius Erupt?” Why Research Institutes Must Maintain a Dialogue with the Public in a High-Risk Volcanic Area: The Vesuvius Museum Observatory, Pages 335-349, Maddalena De Lucia
Chapter 28 - Voluntarism, Public Engagement, and the Role of Geosciences in Radioactive Waste Management Policy-Making, Pages 351-358, Nic Bilham
Chapter 29 - Nuclear Waste Repositories and Ethical Challenges, Pages 359-367, Peter Hocke
Chapter 30 - Mining in Indigenous Regions: The Case of Tampakan, Philippines, Pages 371-380, Daniel Hostettler
Chapter 31 - On the Vulnerability of the Indigenous and Low-Income Population of Mexico to Natural Hazards. A Case Study: The Guerrero Region, Pages 381-391, F. Ramón Zúñiga, Janette Merlo, Max Wyss
Chapter 32 - Ethics and Mining—Moving beyond the Evident: A Case Study of Manganese Mining from Keonjhar District, India, Pages 393-407, Madhumita Das
Chapter 33 - Geoethics and Geohazards: A Perspective from Low-Income Countries, an Indian Experience, Pages 409-417, Shrikant Daji Limaye
Index, Pages 419-425