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Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet

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Vol 347 (6223)
DOI: 10.1126/science.1259855

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Crossing the boundaries in global sustainability The planetary boundary (PB) concept, introduced in 2009, aimed to define the environmental limits within which humanity can safely operate. This approach has proved influential in global sustainability policy development. Steffen et al. provide an updated and extended analysis of the PB framework. Of the original nine proposed boundaries, they identify three (including climate change) that might push the Earth system into a new state if crossed and that also have a pervasive influence on the remaining boundaries. They also develop the PB framework so that it can be applied usefully in a regional context. Science , this issue 10.1126/science.1259855

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Will Steffen, Katherine Richardson, Johan Rockström, Sarah Cornell, Ingo Fetzer, Elena M. Bennett, Reinette Biggs, Stephen R. Carpenter, W. de Vries, Cynthia A. de Wit, Carl Folke, Dieter Gerten, Jens Heinke, Georgina M. Mace, Linn Persson, V. Ramanathan, Belinda Reyers, Sverker Sörlin (2015). Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet. Science, 347(6223), DOI: 10.1126/science.1259855.

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