Planetary Boundaries: Exploring the Safe Operating Space for Humanity

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Johan Rockström, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, F. Stuart Chapin, Uno Svedin, James E. Hansen, Brian Walker, Robert Costanza, Carl Folke, Will Steffen, Björn Nykvist, Terry P. Hughes, Malin Falkenmark, Timothy M. Lenton, Katherine Richardson, Marten Scheffer, Jonathan A. Foley, Kevin J. Noone, Åsa Persson, Éric F. Lambin, Cynthia A. de Wit, Sander van der Leeuw, Henning Rodhe, Sverker Sörlin, P. K. Snyder, Louise Karlberg, Robert W. Corell, Victoria J. Fabry, Diana Liverman, Paul J. Crutzen
2009-01-01
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Earth system processesGlobal environmental changePlanetary boundariesSafe operating space for humanitySustainability thresholds
Abstract (AI)
Rockström, J., W. Steffen, K. Noone, Å. Persson, F. S. Chapin, III, E. Lambin, T. M. Lenton, M. Scheffer, C. Folke, H. Schellnhuber, B. Nykvist, C. A. De Wit, T. Hughes, S. van der Leeuw, H. Rodhe, S. Sörlin, P. K. Snyder, R. Costanza, U. Svedin, M. Falkenmark, L. Karlberg, R. W. Corell, V. J. Fabry, J. Hansen, B. Walker, D. Liverman, K. Richardson, P. Crutzen, and J. Foley. 2009. Planetary boundaries:exploring the safe operating space for humanity. Ecology and Society 14(2): 32. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-03180-140232
Key Findings
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Humanity's long-term development depends on operating within a defined 'safe operating space' bounded by planetary-scale Earth system processes.
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Managing human activities to remain within these boundaries is proposed as a precautionary framework to reduce the risk of destabilizing the Earth system.
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The authors identify a set of planetary boundaries linked to key Earth-system processes that, if crossed, could generate unacceptable environmental change.
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The planetary boundaries framework provides quantitative or semi-quantitative thresholds to guide policy and sustainability decisions for global environmental stewardship.
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Transgressing one or more planetary boundaries increases the risk of large-scale, possibly irreversible environmental change and diminished resilience.
Research Object

Planetary boundaries framework defining Earth-system processes and limits

Research Subject

Safe operating space for humanity characterized by control variables and quantitative boundaries for critical Earth-system processes (e.g., climate change, biosphere integrity, biogeochemical flows)

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2009-01-01
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Johan Rockström
Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
F. Stuart Chapin
Uno Svedin
James E. Hansen
Brian Walker
Robert Costanza
Carl Folke
Will Steffen
Björn Nykvist
Terry P. Hughes
Malin Falkenmark
Timothy M. Lenton
Katherine Richardson
Marten Scheffer
Jonathan A. Foley
Kevin J. Noone
Åsa Persson
Éric F. Lambin
Cynthia A. de Wit
Sander van der Leeuw
Henning Rodhe
Sverker Sörlin
P. K. Snyder
Louise Karlberg
Robert W. Corell
Victoria J. Fabry
Diana Liverman
Paul J. Crutzen
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