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Ethical Dimensions of Coastal Hazards Management

Ethical Dimensions of Coastal Hazards Management. What are Ethics?. A branch of philosophy dealing with right and wrong A set of moral principles to guide our action, behaviors, choices A deliberate process to make judgments about the use and allocation of resources

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Ethical Dimensions of Coastal Hazards Management

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  1. Ethical Dimensions of Coastal Hazards Management What are Ethics? • A branch of philosophy dealing with right and wrong • A set of moral principles to guide our action, behaviors, choices • A deliberate process to make judgments about the use and • allocation of resources • Ethical choices are principled choices Session Name: Ethical Dimensions of Coastal Hazards Management Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 20.1

  2. Ethical Dimensions of Coastal Hazards Management What are Values? • Values are static representations of what people think or believe at • a particular point in time • Ethics is a more deliberative and dynamic process used to make • decisions that are just and fair • We must also distinguish between fact and value when making • ethical judgments about coastal hazards. Session Name: Ethical Dimensions of Coastal Hazards Management Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 20.2

  3. Ethical Dimensions of Coastal Hazards Management Ethical Quandaries in Coastal Hazards Management • Natural environment vs. human environment: Which interests • should prevail? • Whose interests do we consider? • What is a fair and just process for including various interests in • hazard mitigation decisions? • How do we distribute costs and benefits of coastal hazard mitigation • fairly? • What ethical principles should guide coastal hazard management • decisions? • What is an acceptable level of risk? Who decides? Session Name: Ethical Dimensions of Coastal Hazards Management Coastal Hazards Management Course Slide 20.3

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