Geoethics and Environmental Humanities in the Anthropocene: Educating People about the Mountain and Risk Reduction

Francesco De Pascale

Laboratory of Cartography and Neogeography, Department of Languages and Educational Sciences, University of Calabria, Italy

Abstract: Geoethics deals with the intersection of geosciences, geography, economy, sociology and philosophy and often focuses on important environmental issues related to natural risk management and mitigation, the use of natural resources, climate changes, planet pollution, polyhedric role and responsibility of the geoscientists, human impact on the planet according to new geological epoch: the Anthropocene. On the other hand, Environmental Humanities, integrating perspectives from history, geography, literature, philosophy, arts, psychology, sociology and other fields — provides a means to study the roles of human perception and agency in the face of global climate change and environmental challenges of Anthropocene. In this context, the paper explores new interdisciplinary approaches on the education about the mountain and the risk reduction through new technologies and neogeography.

Key words: environmental humanities, geoethics, geography, mountain education, risk reduction