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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.11.004
	Down to Earth: Contextualizing the Anthropocene
	Biermann F.; Bai X.; Bondre N.; Broadgate W.; Arthur Chen C.-T.; Dube O.P.; Erisman J.W.; Glaser M.; van der Hel S.; Lemos M.C.; Seitzinger S.; Seto K.C.
发表日期	2016
ISSN	0959-3780
卷号	39
英文摘要	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. © 2015 The Authors
英文关键词	Anthropocene; Earth system governance; Food security; Nitrogen cycle; Ocean acidification; Urbanization; Wildfire
学科领域	acidification; Anthropocene; conceptual framework; food security; global ocean; governance approach; nature-society relations; nitrogen cycle; policy making; spatiotemporal analysis; sustainability; urbanization; wildfire
语种	英语
scopus关键词	acidification; Anthropocene; conceptual framework; food security; global ocean; governance approach; nature-society relations; nitrogen cycle; policy making; spatiotemporal analysis; sustainability; urbanization; wildfire
来源期刊	Global Environmental Change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/117373
作者单位	Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, TC 3508, Netherlands; Lund University Center for Sustainability Studies, Lund University, Lund, 221 00, Sweden; Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia; International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, 104 05, Sweden; The Fisheries Secretariat, Stockholm, 111 29, Sweden; Institute of Marine Geology and Chemistry, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, 804, Taiwan; Department of Environmental Science, University of Botswana, Private Bag 0022, Gaborone, Botswana; Department of Earth Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Louis Bolk Institute, 3972 LA, Driebergen, Netherlands; Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, Bremen, 28359, Germany; Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, Netherlands; School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan...
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Biermann F.,Bai X.,Bondre N.,et al. Down to Earth: Contextualizing the Anthropocene[J],2016,39.
APA	Biermann F..,Bai X..,Bondre N..,Broadgate W..,Arthur Chen C.-T..,...&Seto K.C..(2016).Down to Earth: Contextualizing the Anthropocene.Global Environmental Change,39.
MLA	Biermann F.,et al."Down to Earth: Contextualizing the Anthropocene".Global Environmental Change 39(2016).