%0 Journal Article
%T Why I study Earth sciences
%A Edoardo Borgomeo
%J Annals of Geophysics
%D 2012
%I Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
%R 10.4401/ag-5635
%X I present here the reasons why I chose to pursue a University degree in Earth sciences. Although this topic might at first seem unrelated to geoethics, it is somehow connected to it. I will show how my decision to study Earth sciences was influenced by geoethical considerations, even though I did not consider them as such when I made my decision. My choice is explained using four representative words: ¡®wonder¡¯, ¡®environment¡¯, ¡®system¡¯ and ¡®Anthropocene¡¯. The idea of Anthropocene is discussed in detail because of its relevance to geoethics.
%K Anthropocene
%K Geoengineering
%K Student
%K Environmental change
%U http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/5635