TY - JOUR
T1 - Planetary boundaries and earth system governance. Exploring the links
AU - Biermann, F.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - This article discusses the concept of planetary boundaries that has been advanced by a group of leading experts around Johan Rockström. I place the concept of planetary boundaries in the larger framework of the emerging research paradigm of earth system governance, welcoming it as a crucial contribution that defines the overall goals of governance. Yet I also elaborate on the political conflicts that surround the identification of planetary boundaries, which are, in the end, a social construct. I then explore the policy and governance responses that may follow from the planetary boundary approach. In the conclusion, I point to several research challenges that flow from the current state of knowledge on planetary boundaries. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
AB - This article discusses the concept of planetary boundaries that has been advanced by a group of leading experts around Johan Rockström. I place the concept of planetary boundaries in the larger framework of the emerging research paradigm of earth system governance, welcoming it as a crucial contribution that defines the overall goals of governance. Yet I also elaborate on the political conflicts that surround the identification of planetary boundaries, which are, in the end, a social construct. I then explore the policy and governance responses that may follow from the planetary boundary approach. In the conclusion, I point to several research challenges that flow from the current state of knowledge on planetary boundaries. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
U2 - 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.02.016
DO - 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.02.016
M3 - Article
SN - 0921-8009
VL - 81
SP - 4
EP - 9
JO - Ecological Economics
JF - Ecological Economics
ER -