RAWA BUATAN DALAM PELESTARIAN SUMBER DAYA AIR DITINJAU DARI ETIKA LINGKUNGAN EKOSENTRISME (Studi Kasus pada Perairan Bekas Galian Pertambangan Sambarata PT. Berau Coal, Kalimantan Timur)

Abstract

Water pollution is a kind of environmental damage. Water pollution occurred in developing countries and developed countries. Efforts to the preservation of water resources conducted by the government but could not reach out to all levels of society, because there are still many facilities are more important as transportation, food security and the security system. This research see ecocentrism in view of the artificial marshes as the conservation of water resources as well as highlight equality the purpose of marsh artificially with the principle proposed eco-centrism about morality against the universe, so the proposed environmental ethics principles that have to be met in the implementation of the artificial marshes on sustainable preservation of water resources planning. This research is a library research. Research analysis is an analysis of the approach a concept, the first phase is the interpretation and categorization, the second phase is data classification, the third phase is the analysis of synthesis, and the fourth phase is a critical evaluation, by using element methodical as description, verstehen, interpretation, hermeneutics and heuristics. The result shown artificial marshes is an effort to the preservation of water resources that imitates the performance of natural marsh in cleaning water polluted. Artificial marshes serve as anchoring or supporting the polluted water before entering the waterways. The artificial marshes implemented to minimize the financial expenditures of the country with maximum results. Ecocentrism ethics is a teaching pay attention to the overall ecosystem of morality. Human beings have a duty to manage and preserve nature, and man is forbidden to do the exploitation of natural. Views eco-centrism seen in the preservation of water resources as an effort to protecting and preserving natural. Human being is a part of the universe and human beings are obliged to perform the management and the preservation of the guard, so, preservation artificial marshes can be used as planning for preserving the sustainable water resources