Planetary boundaries

Guiding human development on a changing planet

Bibliographic Data

ID23312975
AuthorsWill Steffen (0000-0003-1163-6736, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden., corresponding author), Katherine Richardson (0000-0003-3785-2787, Center for Macroecology, Evolution, and Climate, University of Copenhagen, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Universitetsparken 15, Building 3, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.), Johan Rockström (0000-0001-8988-2983, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden.), Cornell (0000-0003-4367-1296, Stockholm Resilience Centre), Sarah E Cornell (Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden.), Ingo Fetzer (0000-0001-7335-5679, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden.), Edward M Bennett (0000-0003-3944-2925, McGill University), Elena M Bennett (McGill University), Reinette Biggs (0000-0003-0300-4149, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden.), R Carpenter (0000-0001-8097-8700, University of Wisconsin–Madison), Stephen R Carpenter (Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin, 680 North Park Street, Madison WI 53706 USA.), W De Vries (0000-0001-9974-0612, Alterra Wageningen University and Research Centre, P.O. Box 47, 6700AA Wageningen, Netherlands.), Cynthia A De Wit (0000-0001-8497-2699, Stockholm University), Carl Folke (0000-0002-4050-3281, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden.), Dieter Gerten (0000-0002-6214-6991, Research Domain Earth System Analysis, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Telegraphenberg A62, 14473 Potsdam, Germany.), Jens Heinke (0000-0001-5256-0024, Research Domain Earth System Analysis, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Telegraphenberg A62, 14473 Potsdam, Germany.), Georgina M Mace (0000-0001-8965-5211, Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research (CBER), Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.), Linn Persson (0000-0002-7110-7089, Stockholm Environment Institute), Linn M Persson (0000-0001-8445-8008, Stockholm Environment Institute, Linnégatan 87D, SE-10451 Stockholm, Sweden.), V Ramanathan (0000-0002-3534-5987, TERI University), Belinda Reyers (0000-0002-2194-8656, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden.), Sverker Sörlin (0000-0003-2864-2315, KTH Royal Institute of Technology)
Year2015
Volume347
Issue6223
Pages1259855-1259855
Publication date2015-02-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueScience (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0036-8075 • E-ISSN: 0193-4511
PublisherAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1126/science.1259855
PMID25592418
OpenAlexW1999167944
LanguageEN
Citations received1.998
References cited132

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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