Geoethics in Peru

A Pathway for Latin America

Sandra Paula Villacorta Chambi

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English

Springer Nature Switzerland AG
25 January 2022

Bio-ethics; Earth sciences; Sustainability

Series: SpringerBriefs in Geoethics

The book discusses geoscience issues in Peru from a geoethical perspective, based on the leading experience of the Peruvian section of the International Association for Promoting Geoethics, in its seven years of activity.

The introduction will present past and current activities to promote geoethics in Peru, such as the organization of the MinerLima exhibition (that has teaching purposes); the implementation of geoethics in georisk communication with vulnerable populations, as well as the promotion of adequate knowledge about national geological heritage.

The other chapters will describe the main geoethical issues in Peru, related to georisk management and communication, mining, paleontology and geoheritage, geoducation. Some proposals for actions that should be taken to improve societal awareness and to make progress in problem-solving from a geoethical perspective will be discussed for each issue.

In the final chapter Peruvian geoescience implications and new roles for geoscientists will be discussed, providing clues to their participation in the management of socio-environmental problems that affect Latin American region. It will be also underlined how geoethics represents a new theoretical and practical approach that may contribute in the current process to modernize geoscience education in Latin America.

In this sense, this publication provides a solid base to apply the theoretical framework of Geoethics in Peru that may be suggested as an example to promote geoethics in other Latin American countries. As a result, the need to inform and prepare the population of growing countries such as Peru to face the problems of the modern world is evident.

In order to attract more readers in Latin America, each chapter will be provided with a summary in Spanish.

Edited by: Sandra Paula Villacorta Chambi
Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: 1st ed. 2022
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm,
Weight: 215g
ISBN: 9783030867300
ISBN 10: 3030867307
Series: SpringerBriefs in Geoethics
Pages: 107
Publication Date: 25 January 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword.- Preface.- Acknowledgements.- List of figures.- List of tables.- Glossary of acronyms.-Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Background of the current situation of geosciences in Peru.- Chapter 3. Georisks and their implications for Peruvian society.- Chapter 4. Geoethics and mining activities.- Chapter 5. Problems of geoethics in the Peruvian paleontological field.- Chapter 6: Peruvian geoheritage.- Chapter 7. Geo-education in Peru.- Chapter 8. Conclusions: future perspectives of geoethics in Peru.