Advances in geoethics and groundwater management : Proceedings of the 1st Congress on Geoethics and Groundwater Management (GEOETH&GWM'20), Porto, Portugal 2020

Author/Creator:

GEOETH & GWM (Conference) Online) 2020 : (1st

Publication/Creation:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021

Format:

Book

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Full Title:

Advances in geoethics and groundwater management : Proceedings of the 1st Congress on Geoethics and Groundwater Management (GEOETH&GWM'20), Porto, Portugal 2020 / Manuel Abrunhosa, António Chambel, Silvia Peppoloni, Helder I. Chaminé, editors

Series Titles:

Advances in science, technology and innovation
Advances in science, technology & innovation.

Variant Titles:

GEOETH & GWM'20
GEOETH & GWM 2020

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Additional Author/Creators:

Abrunhosa, Manuel
Chambel, António, 1961-
Peppoloni, Silvia
Chaminé, Helder I.

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings
proceedings (reports)
Congress

Subjects:

Hydrogeology--Moral and ethical aspects--Congresses
Groundwater--Management--Congresses

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Intro -- Committees -- Scientific Committee -- Honour Committee -- Organizing Committee -- The Conference Logo: Creation, Design and Symbolic -- Side-Event Winning Video: Before the Last Drop-Viva la Geoethics! -- Foreword by Giuseppe Di Capua -- References -- Foreword by Nabil Khélifi -- Preface -- References -- Preamble by John Cherry -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Fundamentals of Hydrogeoethics: Cultures, Principles and Geoethical Values on Groundwater Science and Engineering -- 1 Relational Value as an Argument to Protect Geological and Hydrogeologic Goods -- Abstract
1 Introduction -- 2 The Value of Non-living Goods -- 3 Anthropometric and Relational Values -- 4 Geosystem Services -- 5 Relational Values and Cultural Geosystem Services -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 2 Ethical and Moral Issues Relative to Groundwater -- Abstract -- 1 Introductory Background -- 2 Groundwater Characteristics and Ethics -- 3 Are Groundwater Resources a Univocally Defined Concept? -- 4 Aquifers as Natural Infrastructures -- 5 Which Are the Subjects, the Humans or the Environment and Nature? -- 6 Other Groundwater Related Issues -- Acknowledgements -- Reference
3 Some Basic Considerations on the Applied Ethics to Water Resources Management -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods: Some Basic Considerations on Ethics in Hydrogeology -- 3 Discussion -- 3.1 Water for People. Urban Uses: Supply and Sanitation -- 3.2 Water for Agriculture: Agricultural Uses -- 3.3 Industrial Uses -- 3.4 Land Planning Uses -- 3.5 Water for Natural and Ecological Uses -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 4 Groundwater Contamination Science and the Precautionary Principle -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 3 Results
3.1 The Uncertainties Systems Complexity, Time, and Space in Groundwater Science -- 3.2 The Case of PFAS -- 3.3 The Case of Hydraulic Fracturing of Natural Gas -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 5 Geoethics for Operating in the Human Niche -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geoethics: A Tool for Sense-Making -- 2.1 Complex-Adaptive Social-Ecological Systems -- 2.2 Sense-Making in the Human Niche -- 2.3 Geoethical Thinking, Geo-endowments and the Human Niche -- 3 Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References
6 Cross-Cutting Role of Groundwater in Achieving the SDGs and an Ethical Approach -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Cross-Cutting Role of Groundwater in Achieving the SDGs -- 3.2 Some SDG Indicators Related to Water in Latin America -- 4 Towards a Groundwater Ethics in the Context of the SDGs -- References -- 7 Inclusion of Indigenous Communities in Water Resources Management in the Middle West of Brazil: A Proposal -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Settings -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Surface Water -- 3.2 Hydrogeological Units -- 3.3 Indigenous Communities -- 4 Discussion

Summary:

This book gathers the peer-reviewed proceedings of the 1st congress on Geoethics & Groundwater Management (GEOETH & GWM'20), held in Porto, Portugal, in an online format on 18-22 May 2020. Hosted in School of Engineering (ISEP), Polytechnic of Porto based on Porto city (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), the international conference focused on what has now been dubbed hydrogeoethics, a novel transdisciplinary, scientific field integrating all dimensions of geoethics in groundwater science and practice. Given its scope, the book is of interest to all researchers and practitioners in the geosciences, hydrology, water resources, hydrogeology, natural resources management, environment, engineering, law, sociology, education, philosophy, culture, among others. This joint congress is the result of a collaborative agreement between the IAH (International Association of Hydrogeologists) and IAPG (International Association for Promoting Geoethics) and reflects the need for concerted actions to achieve sustainable development. The diversity, scale, significance and increasing magnitude of anthropogenic interactions with aquifers and groundwater, which often involve conflicting values or interests, call for analysis, discussions and decisions on the part of the agents involved, e.g. groundwater scientists, policymakers, managers, organisations, professionals and citizens. This approach calls for a responsible, sustainable and human approach to groundwater use and management. The groundwater community involved in the exploration and exploitation, use and management of this increasingly vital natural resource is becoming more and more aware that ethical issues pervade all our attitudes from concept to action and need to be addressed. Diverse values and cultures, science and education, law and policies, human and natural environments and the public and the economic sectors view groundwater and its value and/or role differently. The authors believe that in a globalised and interconnected world, common ground must be found in the interest of peace, human development and sustainability. The main topics covered here include: 1. Fundamentals of hydrogeoethics: cultures, principles and geoethical values on groundwater science and engineering 2. Lessons for a resilient and sustainable future with hydrogeoethics: case studies of geoethics in groundwater science-engineering, profession, and management 3. Scientific and humanistic components of hydrogeoethics in groundwater education and professional training 4. Socio-hydrogeology and ethical groundwater management 5. Geoethics of decision making under uncertainty and ethical issues in neglecting groundwater functioning 6. Groundwater: geological, legal, social, and ethical challenges of a unique natural resource.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource

General Note:

International conference proceedings.
"They met and interacted online in May 2020 during the most frightening times of COVID-19 and in global lockdown for the first specialized world forum for discussing theory and practice."--Preface

Local Note:

Available to current Emory University students, faculty and staff.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937904968202486

ISBN:

9783030593209
3030593207

OCLC Number:

1244536088

Other Identifiers:

doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-59320-9