Silvia Peppoloni intervistata da Media INAF

"È l’ora della geoetica, per una scienza responsabile"

In occasione della Giornata della Terra, Silvia Peppoloni, direttrice del “Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences”, la nuova rivista scientifica dell’INGV dedicata alla geoetica, è stata intervista per il Notiziario Online dell'Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica.

Leggi l'intervista su Media INAF: 

https://www.media.inaf.it/2022/04/22/rivista-geoetica/

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IAPG - International Association for Promoting Geoethics: 

https://www.geoethics.org

New book - Geoethics: Manifesto for an Ethics of Responsibility Towards the Earth

New book

Geoethics: Manifesto for an Ethics of Responsibility Towards the Earth

We are happy to inform you about this new book on geoethics (9 chapters) published by Springer:

Peppoloni S. and Di Capua G. (2022). Geoethics: Manifesto for an Ethics of Responsibility Towards the Earth. Springer, Cham, XII+123 pp., ISBN 978-3030980436. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98044-3

This book:

• Provides a detailed description of geoethics.
• Puts geoethics into an historic context of the development of environmental approaches.
• Analyzes global geo-environmental problems through the lens of geoethical thinking.
• Discusses the concept of Anthropocene from a geoethical perspective.

Book description:

This book outlines the current development of geoethical thinking, proposing to the general public reflections and categories useful for understanding the ethical, cultural, and societal dimensions of anthropogenic global changes.

Geoethics identifies and orients responsible behaviors and actions in the management of natural processes, redefining the human interaction with the Earth system based on a critical, scientifically grounded, and pragmatic approach. Solid scientific knowledge and a philosophical reference framework are crucial to face the current ecological disruption. The scientific perspective must be structured to help different human contexts while respecting social and cultural diversity. It is impossible to respond to global problems with disconnected local actions, which cannot be proposed as standard and effective operational models. Geoethics tries to overcome this fragmentation, presenting Earth sciences as the foundation of responsible human action toward the planet. Geoethics is conceived as a rational and multidisciplinary language that can bind and concretely support the international community, engaged in resolving global environmental imbalances and complex challenges, which have no national, cultural, or religious boundaries that require shared governance. Geoethics is proposed as a new reading key to rethinking the Earth as a system of complex relationships, in which the human being is an integral part of natural interactions.

Authors:

Silvia Peppoloni and Giuseppe Di Capua

(National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Rome, Italy)

Read more about this book in Springer Link

Download for free the Book Front Matter, that includes the preface by the science philosopher Telmo Pievani and the list of contents

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Books and Special Issues on geoethics on the IAPG website:

https://www.geoethics.org/books-on-geoethics

IAPG - International Association for Promoting Geoethics: 
https://www.geoethics.org

Geoetica su Geologicamente n. 7

Segnaliamo che è stato pubblicato "Geologicamente" n. 7 - marzo 2022 (magazine di attualità e cultura delle geoscienze della SGI - Società Geologica Italiana). 

A pagina 59 trovate anche lo spazio dedicato alla sezione di "Geoetica e Cultura Geologica" della SGI, in cui vengono presentate le sessioni di geoetica all'EGU 2022 di Vienna (maggio 2022) e al prossimo convegno SGI-SIMP di Torino (settembre 2022).

La sezione di "Geoetica e Cultura Geologica" della SGI è anche la sezione italiana della IAPG (IAPG-Italy). 

Potete scarica gratuitamente il n. 7 di Geologicamente al seguente indirizzo:
https://www.socgeol.it/files/download/pubblicazioni/Geologicamente/GEO7b-web(1).pdf

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IAPG - International Association for Promoting Geoethics

https://www.geoethics.org

Just published in the special issue on geoethics of the journal Sustainability

We are glad to inform that the a new paper has been published in the special issue "New Advances on Geoethics and Sustainable Development" of the journal Sustainability. The guest editors of this special issue are Silvia Peppoloni and Giuseppe Di Capua.

The paper published is entitled:

"Science and Citizen Collaboration as Good Example of Geoethics for Recovering a Natural Site in the Urban Area of Rome (Italy)" 

and authored by Monia Procesi, Giuseppe Di Capua, Silvia Peppoloni, Marco Corirossi and Alessandra Valentinelli.

This paper is fully open access and can be downloaded here:

https://www.geoethics.org/_files/ugd/5195a5_b46a540680f0472d8d040297ff94c364.pdf?index=true

Abstract:

Natural sites in urban spaces can have a key role in citizen well-being, providing fundamental ecosystem services to the population and assuring a multitude of benefits. Therefore, cities should guarantee a number of green areas and their conservation in time as an essential part of urban architecture. In this framework, cooperation between scientists, decision makers and citizens is critical to ensure the enhancement of green public spaces. Social and scientific communities are called to work in a tuned way to combine scientific knowledge and methods to local socio-economic contexts, driven by the values of geoethics. The Bullicante Lake case study, discussed in this work, represents an example of application of geoethical values, such as inclusiveness, sharing, sustainability and conservation of bio- and geodiversity. This urban lake in Rome appeared following illegal excavation works in 1992 and remained closed until 2016 favouring re-naturalization processes. Over time, this site was often threatened by pending actions for building. The aim of this study was to highlight how fruitful cooperation between science and citizens is able to transform a degraded urban area into a place of knowledge, recreation, enjoyment and eco-systemic preservation. Moreover, on the basis of this experience, the authors proposed a generalised approach/strategy to be developed and applied in other contexts. The active involvement of citizens and the cooperation among scientists, artists and institutions were able to redress opportunistic behaviours well by preventing site degradation and its improper use, favouring environmental safeguarding and making possible the site’s recognition as a natural monument. The results of these actions led to the improved quality of citizen life, showing an excellent example of virtuous cooperation between science and society.

This paper can be cited as follows:

Procesi M., Di Capua G., Peppoloni S., Corirossi M. and Valentinelli A. (2022). Science and Citizen Collaboration as Good Example of Geoethics for Recovering a Natural Site in the Urban Area of Rome (Italy). Sustainability, 14(8), 4429. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14084429. 

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Other publications on geoethics in the IAPG website:

https://www.geoethics.org/publications

IAPG - International Association for Promoting Geoethics: 
https://www.geoethics.org

Geoethics Medal 2022

Call for nominations

Purpose

The Geoethics Medal rewards scientists who have distinguished themselves in applying/favouring/assuring ethical approaches in the geoscience research and practice.

​Nominations

For the IAPG Geoethics Medal 2021 nominations should be submitted by 30 June 2022, by providing the following material about the candidate:

• CV (about 1 page) and a list of up to 10 selected publications that show the focus on ethical/social/cultural implications in the geoscience work.
• Concise statement of achievements for merits in the geoethical field (no more than 250 words).
• Brief encomium of the candidate and his/her work (no more than 600 words).

Proposals have to be submitted through an email to: iapgeoethics@aol.com and giuseppe.dicapua@ingv.it, with the subject "Nomination for the IAPG Geoethics Medal 2022"

Nominations will be evaluated by an international committee.

IAPG officers (Members of the Executive Council and of the Board of Experts, Coordinators of National Sections, Members of Task Groups, Members of the Board of the Young Scientists Club) cannot be nominated for the Geoethics Medal.

Recipients:
2021: Sandra Villacorta (Peru) and Iain Hay (Australia)

2020: John Geissman (USA)

2019: Linda Gundersen (USA)
2018: Chris King (United Kingdom)

Read more: https://www.geoethics.org/geoethics-medal

IAPG - International Association for Promoting Geoethics

https://www.geoethics.org