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Project Co-ordinator: Dr. phil. Dr. phil. nat. Mathias Gutmann (bis 10/99); Dr. rer. nat. Kathrin Prieß, M.ès.sc.
Memorandum: P. Janich, M. Gutmann, K. Prieß (Eds.): Biodiversität. Wissenschaftliche Grundlagen und gesellschaftliche Relevanz., Springer 2001 (Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment Vol. 10)
Duration: 10/97–10/99
Funding: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Biodiversity. Scientific Foundations and Social Relevance
The destruction of biodiversity is a controversially discussed problem which is closely connected with the development of modern societies. Usually, it is presupposed that the scientific description and quantification of biodiversity is unambiguously clarified. In contrast to this expectation, however, neither biology nor other disciplines dealing with corresponding parameterisations, e.g. economics, have presented uniform concepts which can serve as a basis for measurability and comparability of biodiversity.
This project focused on the question of which scientific methods and results are necessary to deal with ‘biodiversity’ in a well-founded and scientifically justified way.
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Professor Dr. phil. Peter Janich, Marburg (Chair)
Professor Dr. rer. nat. Rudolf Amann, Bremen
Dr. phil. nat. Klaus Ammann, Bern
Professor Dr. rer. nat. Heinz Saedler, Köln
Professor Dr. phil. Fritz F. Steininger, Frankfurt a. M.
Dr. rer. nat. Michael Turkay, Frankfurt a. M.
Professor Dr. jur. Dr. h. c. Rüdiger Wolfrum, Heidelberg
Project Co-ordinator: Dr. rer. nat. Kathrin Prieß, M.ès.sc.
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