Geoethical Education: A Critical Issue for Geoconservation
Geoethical Education: A Critical Issue for Geoconservation
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地球伦理教育:地质保护的一个关键问题
DOI:
10.18814/epiiugs/2013/v36i1/003
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发表时间:
2013
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影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
J. Carreras
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作者:
E. Druguet;C. Passchier;G. Pennacchioni;J. Carreras
Some geological outcrops have a special scientific or educational value, represent a geological type locality and/or have a considerable aesthetical/photographic value. Such important outcrops require appropriate management to safeguard them from potentially damaging and destructive activities. Damage done to such rock exposures can include drill sampling by geologist for scientific purposes. In this work, we show how outcrops important to structural geology and petrology can be damaged unnecessarily by drill coring. Unfortunately, regulation and protection mechanisms and codes of conduct can be ineffective. The many resources of geological information available to the geoscientist community, e.g. via Internet, promote access to sites of geological interest, but can also have a negative effect on their conservation. Geoethical education on rock sampling is therefore critical for conservation of the geological heritage. Geoethical principles and educational actions are aimed to be promoted at different levels to improve geological sciences development and to enhance conservation of important geological sites.