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Sustainability Limits

Sustainability Limits is a theoretical construct that defines the upper bounds of human activity within ecological systems, distinguishing itself from related environmental thresholds by integrating both biophysical constraints and socio-economic viability to ensure long-term environmental integrity and resource availability.

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19.5K

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275

Authors

151

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2017–2026

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Publications

96

Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet

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

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Beyond the limits: confronting global collapse envisioning a sustainable future

Choice Reviews Online · 1992 · 856 citations

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The Imperatives of Sustainable Development

Erling Holden, Kristin Linnerud, David Banister · Sustainable Development · 2016 · 388 citations · Full text

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Beyond the limits: Global collapse or a sustainable future

Futures · 1993 · 379 citations

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From Planetary Boundaries to national fair shares of the global safe operating space — How can the scales be bridged?

Tiina Häyhä, Paul Lucas, Detlef P. van Vuuren et al. · Global Environmental Change · 2016 · 332 citations · Full text

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Authors

275

  1. SC
    Sarah Cornell

    Stockholm Resilience Centre, Sweden

    5 publications · 12.9K citations

    5

    h-index

  2. JR
    Jørgen Randers

    BI Norwegian Business School, Norway

    4 publications · 408 citations

    4

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  3. JR
    Johan Rockström

    Stockholm University, Sweden

    3 publications · 12.5K citations

    3

    h-index

  4. LM
    Leon Merfort

    Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany

    2 publications · 219 citations

    2

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  5. PP
    Pascal Peduzzi

    University of Geneva, Switzerland

    2 publications · 165 citations

    2

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Institutions

151

  1. Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Stockholm, Sweden

    8 h-index

    24 publications

    86.9K citations

  2. Stockholm University

    Stockholm, Sweden

    8 h-index

    26 publications

    99.1K citations

  3. Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

    Potsdam, Germany

    6 h-index

    73 publications

    32.6K citations

  4. Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change

    Berlin, Germany

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    308 citations

  5. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    12.4K citations

  6. Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

    Stockholm, Sweden

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    12.2K citations

  7. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    156 citations

  8. Stellenbosch University

    Stellenbosch, South Africa

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    12.2K citations

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Venues

  1. Sustainable Development

    5 publications · 568 citations

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  2. Science

    2 publications · 12.3K citations

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  3. Energy Policy

    2 publications · 131 citations

    2

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  4. Environment Development and Sustainability

    2 publications · 32 citations

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  5. PLoS Biology

    2 publications · 189 citations

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