Reimagining research ethics to include environmental sustainability

A principled approach, including a case study of data-driven health research

Dados Bibliográficos

ID21514616
AutoresGabrielle Samuel (0000-0001-8111-2730, King's College London, autor correspondente), Cristina Richie (0000-0002-7885-9136, Delft University of Technology)
Ano2023
Volume49
Fascículo6
Páginas428-433
Data de publicação2023-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Medical Ethics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0306-6800 • E-ISSN: 1473-4257
EditoraBMJ (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1136/jme-2022-108489
PMID35922120
OpenAlexW4289637934
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas44

In this paper we argue the need to reimagine research ethics frameworks to include notions of environmental sustainability. While there have long been calls for health care ethics frameworks and decision-making to include aspects of sustainability, less attention has focused on how research ethics frameworks could address this. To do this, we first describe the traditional approach to research ethics, which often relies on individualised notions of risk. We argue that we need to broaden this notion of individual risk to consider issues associated with environmental sustainability. This is because research is associated with carbon emissions and other environmental impacts, both of which cause climate change health hazards. We introduce how bioethics frameworks have considered notions of environmental sustainability and draw on these to help develop a framework suitable for researchers. We provide a case study of data-driven health research to apply our framework

Biology · Data science · Engineering ethics · Environmental ethics · Political science · Research ethics · Sustainability · Computer Science · Engineering · Ethics in Clinical Research · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Healthcare cost, quality, practices · Philosophy · Ecology