Geoethics In Latin America. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rogelio Daniel Acevedo, Jesús Martínez Frías, editors.
• Editors: Acevedo, Rogelio Daniel; Martínez Frías, Jesús
• Contents: Intro; Foreword; Contents; Introduction; 1 Geoethics; Abstract; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Overall Objectives; 1.3 Relate Goals to Overall IUGS Scientific Objectives; 2 Geoethics: Basic Concepts and Its Potential for UNESCO Geoparks; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 What Is Geoethics and Why Is It Necessary?; 2.3 Geosphere and Earth System: Understanding Planetary Dynamics; 2.4 Anthropocene and Anthropogenic Global Change; 2.5 Earth System Goods and Services; 2.6 Geosphere Values; 2.7 Behave and Act Ethically: Areas of Application of Geoethics; 2.8 Geoethics and UNESCO Global Geoparks. 2.9 ConclusionsReferences; Argentina; 3 Towards a Latin American Geoethics?; Abstract; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Unthinking Geoethics; 3.2.1 Professional field; 3.2.2 Social Sciences and Humanities fields; 3.2.3 Social field; 3.3 Reasons for a Latin American Geoethics?; 3.3.1 Latin American Ideas; 3.3.2 Structural Historical Features; 3.4 Conclusions; References; 4 The Superior Geology Professional Council and Ethics; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Some Facts About Ethics; 4.3 Consequences; 4.4 The Code of Ethics; 4.5 Conclusions; Brazil. 5 Ferruginous Geosystems and the Current Situation of Iron in Brazil: Economic Growth or Environmental Regression?Abstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Iron; 5.3 Banded Iron Formations (BIFs) and Conservation Units in Brazil; 5.4 Cangas; 5.5 The FGSs and the Iron Mining in Brazil; 5.6 Quadrilátero Ferrífero (QF); 5.7 Serra dos Carajás (SCJ); 5.8 The Relation Between Mining, Hydrogeology, and FGSs in Brazil; 5.9 Regulatory Inconsistencies; 5.10 Risks of Retreats to Environmental Conservation; 5.11 Final Remarks; Acknowledgements; References. 6 Gigantic Cities and the New Challenge of an Old Science: Geoethics, Geoeducation, and Geoknowledge in Porto Alegre, BrazilAbstract; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Terra Urbis: Growth and Scales of the Cities in the Urbanizing World; 6.2.1 The Metropolis Without Limits: The Era of the Giant Cities; 6.2.2 Chains of Giant Cities: How Big Can Be Urban Agglomeration?; 6.2.3 The Nature Surrounded by the City: The Ecumenopolis or the Mundus City; 6.3 The City as Geological Global Fact: e Dawn of the Techno-Urbansphere. 6.3.1 Understanding Cities as a Global Geological Fact and Introducing Geoethics: New Challenges to Live in Urban Realm6.3.2 The Geohazardous Edges of Techno-Urbansphere: When the City Reaches the Volcano Slope and Plate Tectonics Boundary; 6.3.3 The Complexity of Techno-Urbansphere Needs Geoethic Culture and Geoknowledge for All Citizens; 6.4 Geoknowledge and Geoethics for Urban Sustainability: The Example of the Environmental Atlas of Porto Alegre City; 6.4.1 Geology and Urban Environment: Understanding the Natural History of the City.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 205 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 558; Earth sciences; Geology -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Latin America; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- General; Philosophy -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Political Science -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Nature -- Natural Disasters; Education -- General; Ethics & moral philosophy; Environmental policy & protocols; Regional studies; Natural disasters; Education; Geology; Environmental policy; Area studies; Environmental education; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Geology & the lithosphere; Latin America; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319753737; 3319753738
• Related ISBNs: 9783319753720; 331975372X
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 29, 2018).
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