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Giuseppe Di Capua & Silvia Peppoloni

Geoethics in Italy:an overview

Our roots

Abbé Antonio Stoppani,Italian geologist (1824-1891)

1873ANTHROPOZOIC ERAHypothesis and definition by Antonio StoppaniEra dominated by human activities

Early 1980sANTHROPOCENEEugene F. Stoermer

2002ANTHROPOCENEDefinition by Paul Crutzen Geological epoch denoted and characterized by human activity

Felice IppolitoItalian geologist and engineer (1915-1997)

1968ETHICAL VALUE OF THE GEOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE

Relationships between geoscientists and Nature Social function of geological knowledge Responsibility of Geoscientists to act in an ethical sense Turning technical knowledge into ethical action

Social and cultural geology

Sandra PiacenteGeomorphologist (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)

Mario PanizzaGeomorphologist (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)

Dolomites:

World Heritage Site, by UNESCO 2009

IN ’70

A NEW WAY OF UNDERSTANDING GEOLOGY Cultural geomorphology Value of geological heritage as an element of cultural identity Geotourism

The spread of Geoethics

2007 (Geoitalia congress)

RIFLESSIONI FILOSOFICHE SULL’IDENTITÀ E L’AUTOREVOLEZZA DELLE SCIENZE DELLA TERRA

(Philosophical reflections on the identity and autoritativeness of Earth Sciences)

The discussion on the philosophical implications of Earth Sciences become important in the scientific debate

Geology is a science and its value is rooted in the reality of

observation of natural phenomena

Stimulus for the geological community to become aware of its scientific, social and cultural importance

Silvia PeppoloniGeomorphologist (INGV)

The Geoitalia congresses

2009Reflections on the cultural and social responsibility of the geologist in the third millennium

Speakers with expertise in different disciplinesGeologists, Philosophers, Sociologists, Geophysicists, Seismologists, Psychologists, Naturalists, Anthropologists

2011Geoethics and geological culture: the contribution of earth sciences to a cultural renewal of society

2013Geoethics and Society: Geosciences serving the public

The round table on GeoethicsA debate between a geoscientist (INGV President), a scientific journalist (ANSA), on the role played by each of the "actors" involved in the defense against natural hazards

Italian Federation of Earth Sciences

http://geoeticaitalia.blogspot.it/

Interviews with prominent intellectuals

Franco Ferrarotti,Sociologist, University of Rome “Sapienza”

Giulio Giorello,Philosopher of Science, University of Milan

Strong social impact of geological research and practice. Ethical and epistemological framework for the Geosciences. Precautionary principle. Uncertainty concept in the Earth sciences. Probability calculation. Concept of acceptable threshold of the risk.

Geological culture: an irreplaceable piece of the social knowledge

http://geoeticaitalia.blogspot.it/

The spread of Geoethics

2009

ITALIAN COMMITTEE OF GEOETHICS

Promotion of Geoethics themes

Drafting of documents for defining goals and activities

Organization of events

Ruggero Matteucci (University of Rome), Sandra Piacente (University of Modena e Reggio Emilia), Silvia Peppoloni (INGV), Janusz Wasowski (CNR), Guido Gosso (University of Turin)

A Hippocratic-like Oathfor geoscientists

Seminars in University

Urbino

Modena

Committee of GeoethicsItalian Federation of Earth Sciences

Planned

In

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tion

Cosenza Pavia Viterbo Roma Padova

IAPG-SGI

International Association for Promoting Geoethics

Italian Geological Society

Section of Italy

Section of Geoethics and Geological Culture

Carlo DoglioniSGI President

Silvia PeppoloniIAPG Secretary General

Website

IAPG-Italy

SGI-Sezione di Geoetica e Cultura Geologica:

http://iapgeoethics.blogspot.it

Geoethics day (Rome, 19 October 2012)Earth Planet Week

Italian Federation of Earth Sciences

IAPG-Section of Italy

University of Rome – Dep. Earth Sciences

Italian Federation of Earth Sciences

Italian Geological Society

Interviews by University Channel

Italian Science Festival (Genoa)

“Geoethics: the Earth Sciences and their contribution for a cultural renewal of the Society”

An unusual conversation between a geologist (Silvia Peppoloni) and a philosopher of science (Telmo Pievani).

For the first time, Geoethics in the most important science festival in Italy.

For the first time, Geoethics among the public.

2013

2014

24 October – 2 November, 2014, Genoa (Italy): a conversation among a philosopher, a geologist and a physicist, “The time of nature and the time of humans”

Geoethics for professional geologists

A Youth Council was established, with the purpose of introducing the new graduates into the themes of Geoethics

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National Council of Professional Geologists

Communication and Geoeducation (1)Italian Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology

THE EARTH SHAKES,

NOT ME !!!

Education on seismic risk

I DON’T RISKgood practices of civil protection

Communication and Geoeducation (2)Italian Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology

Geological knowledge in pills: lessons on the INGV YouTube channel

“CULTURE OF PREVENTION”

“CULTURE OF EMERGENCY”

Geoethics in UE: Horizon 2020

Ethical Committee in EMSO

Proposal to fund activities on Geoethics

EMSO is the European Research Infrastructure of fixed seafloor and

water column observatories constituting a distributed infrastructure

for long-term monitoring of marine environmental processes

Geosciences

Physical Oceanography

Biogeochemistry

Marine Ecology

European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures 

http://www.emso-eu.org

giuseppe.dicapua@ingv.it

INGVItalian Institute

of Geophysics and Volcanology

IAPGInternational Associationfor Promoting Geoethics

Thank you for the attention

silvia.peppoloni@ingv.it