A safe operating space for humanity

2009/09/23 by Johan Rockström, Will Steffen, Kevin J. Noone +32 · 32 citations
Energy · Environmental Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Ecosystem dynamics and resilience #Global Energy and Sustainability Research #Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life

paper · pdf · doi:10.1038/461472a

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