Abstract
Some natural events are considered catastrophic for their damaging effects on society; however, many of these effects are due more to inappropriate management of the environment rather than the event itself. In order to prevent the continuation of the occurrence of such pernicious situations, it is necessary to spread the knowledge of natural mechanisms so that the general public becomes aware of the dynamics that characterize our planet’s balance. To this aim, we argue it is indispensable to find, create and test new methods of communication in order to reach a wide audience in an understandable way. We believe in science popularization as an ethic mission: the proposal is dedicated to those Outdoor Sports that take place in the landscape, considered as an ideal vector of information, as people develop curiosity and motivation to learn about natural history. Our study focuses particularly on cycling because of its popularity as well as for its close ties to the environment.
Highlights
Let us reflect on a further fundamental concept: Nature is defined as the foundation of existence, in its physical and biological settings, or as a set of characters in a certain region still not changed by Integrating these two essential concepts, it is almost automatic to see clearly how deep and innate the link between Geology and Ethics is, and how to develop something more than a naturally ethical behavior in practicing, with the goal of recognizing and reaching strategically ethical objectives; first of all, survival itself
We aim to propose some unconventional ways in interpreting the role of geologists referring to Ethics, starting from ideas, experiences, results achieved by the Geoethics research community [6,7,8,9,10]
Prevention is a combination of knowledge, conscience, and action
Summary
Let us reflect on a further fundamental concept: Nature is defined as the foundation of existence, in its physical and biological settings, or as a set of characters in a certain region still not changed by “Civilization” Integrating these two essential concepts, it is almost automatic to see clearly how deep and innate the link between Geology and Ethics is, and how to develop something more than a naturally ethical behavior in practicing, with the goal of recognizing and reaching strategically ethical objectives; first of all, survival itself. Starting from these encyclopedic definitions, this paper aims to provide a contribution to the world of Geoethics, a rising world extremely rich in new perspectives [1,2,3]. The extraordinary interest in this new field of research, halfway between philosophy and Geoscience, with a strong appeal to translate into actions the results of those reflections, testifies the social need of such innovative discipline
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