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Illustration: Steffen et al. 2015
About the research
Since the planetary boundaries were first presented in 2009, researchers from around the world have sought to advance the concept
We are developing a knowledge platform to support these international research collaborations. The Planetary Boundaries research initiative is hosted at the Stockholm Resilience Centre.
It is a joint activity with the Australian National University and the University of Copenhagen.
Our goal is to advance scientific understanding about planetary boundaries and their implications for global sustainability.
This requires transdisciplinary research. It draws on diverse theoretical framings including Earth systems analysis, resilience research, governance and policy studies, ecological economics, and environmental history. The research activities also contribute to debates on global scientific responsibility and sustainability.
Discussions of the Planetary Boundaries concept:
Johan Rockström: addressing some key misconceptions
LATEST NEWS
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Research news | 2018-12-13
Money for farming or forests?
Money sent home by migrants can prevent undesired farmland abandonment, as well as the promise of extensive forest regrowth
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Research news | 2018-12-09
Capital punishment
Amid transitions from swidden agriculture to market-driven oil palm plantations, women remain disadvantaged when it comes to access to land, labour and social capital
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Research news | 2018-12-03
Reviewing resilience in economics
Review paper summarizes scholarship of resilience and economics, and projects how management of resilience could benefit sustainability measurement
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Research news | 2018-11-28
Reimagining development practice
The seventh in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development
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Research news | 2018-11-25
Healthy cities, healthy people
Not enough city dwellers are exposed to nature in cities. That could have serious impacts on their health
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Research news | 2018-11-20
Why global perspectives matters for local development
The sixth in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development
Stockholm Resilience Centre is a collaboration between Stockholm University and the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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