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Down to Earth : Contextualizing the Anthropocene
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- Biermann, Frank (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,LUCSUS,Samhällsvetenskapliga institutioner och centrumbildningar,Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten,LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies),Departments of Administrative, Economic and Social Sciences,Faculty of Social Sciences,Utrecht University
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- Bai, Xuemei (author)
- Australian National University
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- Bondre, Ninad (author)
- Royal Swedish Academy of Science
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- Broadgate, Wendy (author)
- The Fisheries Secretariat (FishSec)
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- Arthur Chen, Chen Tung (author)
- National Sun Yat-sen University
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- Dube, Opha Pauline (author)
- University of Botswana
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- Erisman, Jan Willem (author)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam,Louis Bolk Institute
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- Glaser, Marion (author)
- Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Ecology
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- van der Hel, Sandra (author)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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- Lemos, Maria Carmen (author)
- University of Michigan
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- Seitzinger, Sybil (author)
- University of Victoria
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- Seto, Karen C. (author)
- Yale University
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- Elsevier BV, 2016
- 2016
- English 10 s.
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In: Global Environmental Change. - : Elsevier BV. - 0959-3780. ; 39, s. 341-350
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- The ‘Anthropocene’ is now being used as a conceptual frame by different communities and in a variety of contexts to understand the evolving human–environment relationship. However, as we argue in this paper, the notion of an Anthropos, or ‘humanity’, as global, unified ‘geological force’ threatens to mask the diversity and differences in the actual conditions and impacts of humankind, and does not do justice to the diversity of local and regional contexts. For this reason, we interpret in this article the notion of an Anthropocene in a more context-dependent, localized and social understanding. We do this through illustrating examples from four issue domains, selected for their variation in terms of spatial and temporal scale, systems of governance and functional interdependencies: nitrogen cycle distortion (in particular as it relates to food security); ocean acidification; urbanization; and wildfires. Based on this analysis, we systematically address the consequences of the lens of the Anthropocene for the governance of social-ecological systems, focusing on the multi-level, functional and sectoral organization of governance, and possible redefinitions of governance systems and policy domains. We conclude that the notion of the Anthropocene, once seen in light of social inequalities and regional differences, allows for novel analysis of issue-based problems in the context of a global understanding, in both academic and political terms. This makes it a useful concept to help leverage and (re-)focus our efforts in a more innovative and effective way to transition towards sustainability.
Subject headings
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap -- Miljövetenskap (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences -- Environmental Sciences (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Anthropocene
- Earth system governance
- Food security
- Nitrogen cycle
- Ocean acidification
- Urbanization
- Wildfire
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