Planetary Boundaries

Planetary Boundaries is a scientific framework in sustainability science that delineates quantitative limits to human perturbation of key Earth system processes beyond which the risk of destabilizing the Earth system and leaving a safe operating space for humanity significantly increases.

351

Publications

55.7K

Citations

1.2K

Authors

638

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

219

Parents

Sustainability Science

Children

Atmospheric Aerosol LoadingBiogeochemical FlowsBiosphere IntegrityBoundary TransgressionChemical PollutionClimate Change BoundaryCritical TransitionsEarth System DynamicsEarth System GovernanceEarth System Resilience

Publications

351

Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet

Will Steffen, Katherine Richardson, Johan Rockström et al. · Science · 2015 · 12.2K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Environmental Management, Environmental Policy +17

Planetary Boundaries: Exploring the Safe Operating Space for Humanity

Johan Rockström, Will Steffen, Kevin J. Noone et al. · Ecology and Society · 2009 · 7K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Ecology, Environmental Anthropology +7

Earth beyond six of nine planetary boundaries

Katherine Richardson, Will Steffen, Wolfgang Lucht et al. · Science Advances · 2023 · 2.8K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Ecology +15

A good life for all within planetary boundaries

Daniel W. O’Neill, Andrew L. Fanning, William F. Lamb et al. · Nature Sustainability · 2018 · 1.7K citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Physics +2

Safe and just Earth system boundaries

Johan Rockström, Joyeeta Gupta, Dahe Qin et al. · Nature · 2023 · 1.3K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science +11

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Authors

1.2K

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Sarah Cornell
Stockholm Resilience Centre, Sweden
25 publications · 17.9K citations
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Johan Rockström
Stockholm University, Sweden
20 publications · 26.3K citations
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Will Steffen
Australian National University, Australia
12 publications · 24.3K citations
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Gonzalo Guillén‐Gosálbez
Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain
11 publications · 883 citations
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Dieter Gerten
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany
10 publications · 16.9K citations
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Institutions

638

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Venues

Sustainability
12 publications · 1.1K citations
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Global Environmental Change
10 publications · 1.9K citations
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The Lancet Planetary Health
7 publications · 1.4K citations
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Ecological Indicators
7 publications · 398 citations
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Environmental Research Letters
ERL · 7 publications · 347 citations
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