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Planetary stewardship in an urbanising world: Beyond city limits

Seitzinger, Sybil P.; Svedin, Uno; Crumley , Carole; Steffen, Will; Abdullah, Saiful Arif; Alfsen, Christine; Broadgate, Wendy J; Biermann, Frank; Bondre, Ninad R; Dearing, John A.; Deutsch, Lisa; Dhakal, Shobhakar; Elmqvist, Thomas; Farahbakhshazad, Neda; Gaffney, Owen; Haberl, Helmut; Lavorel, Sandra; Mbow, Cheikh; McMichael, Anthony; de Morais, Joao; Olsson, Per; Pinho, Patricia Fernanda; Seto, Karen; Sinclair, Paul; Stafford Smith, Mark; Sugar, Lorraine

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Cities are rapidly increasing in importance as a major factor shaping the Earth system, and therefore, must take corresponding responsibility. With currently over half the world's population, cities are supported by resources originating from primarily rural regions often located around the world far distant from the urban loci of use. The sustainability of a city can no longer be considered in isolation from the sustainability of human and natural resources it uses from proximal or distant...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorSeitzinger, Sybil P.
dc.contributor.authorSvedin, Uno
dc.contributor.authorCrumley , Carole
dc.contributor.authorSteffen, Will
dc.contributor.authorAbdullah, Saiful Arif
dc.contributor.authorAlfsen, Christine
dc.contributor.authorBroadgate, Wendy J
dc.contributor.authorBiermann, Frank
dc.contributor.authorBondre, Ninad R
dc.contributor.authorDearing, John A.
dc.contributor.authorDeutsch, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorDhakal, Shobhakar
dc.contributor.authorElmqvist, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorFarahbakhshazad, Neda
dc.contributor.authorGaffney, Owen
dc.contributor.authorHaberl, Helmut
dc.contributor.authorLavorel, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorMbow, Cheikh
dc.contributor.authorMcMichael, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorde Morais, Joao
dc.contributor.authorOlsson, Per
dc.contributor.authorPinho, Patricia Fernanda
dc.contributor.authorSeto, Karen
dc.contributor.authorSinclair, Paul
dc.contributor.authorStafford Smith, Mark
dc.contributor.authorSugar, Lorraine
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-07T22:52:48Z
dc.identifier.issn0044-7447
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/27585
dc.description.abstractCities are rapidly increasing in importance as a major factor shaping the Earth system, and therefore, must take corresponding responsibility. With currently over half the world's population, cities are supported by resources originating from primarily rural regions often located around the world far distant from the urban loci of use. The sustainability of a city can no longer be considered in isolation from the sustainability of human and natural resources it uses from proximal or distant regions, or the combined resource use and impacts of cities globally. The world's multiple and complex environmental and social challenges require interconnected solutions and coordinated governance approaches to planetary stewardship. We suggest that a key component of planetary stewardship is a global system of cities that develop sustainable processes and policies in concert with its non-urban areas. The potential for cities to cooperate as a system and with rural connectivity could increase their capacity to effect change and foster stewardship at the planetary scale and also increase their resource security.
dc.publisherMediaPrint
dc.sourceAMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment
dc.subjectKeywords: governance approach; natural resource; resource use; sustainability; sustainable development; urban area; urban development; urban policy; urban population; urbanization; astronomy; review; urbanization; Planets; Urbanization Global; Governance; Planetary stewardship; Resources; Rural; Sustainability; Urban
dc.titlePlanetary stewardship in an urbanising world: Beyond city limits
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume41
dc.date.issued2012
local.identifier.absfor119999 - Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
local.identifier.ariespublicationu4226546xPUB52
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationSeitzinger, Sybil P., Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
local.contributor.affiliationSvedin, Uno, Stockholm University
local.contributor.affiliationCrumley , Carole, Uppsala University
local.contributor.affiliationSteffen, Will, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationAbdullah, Saiful Arif , Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysi
local.contributor.affiliationAlfsen, Christine, no formal affiliation
local.contributor.affiliationBroadgate, Wendy J, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
local.contributor.affiliationBiermann, Frank, VU University of Amsterdam
local.contributor.affiliationBondre, Ninad R, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
local.contributor.affiliationDearing, John A., University of Southampton
local.contributor.affiliationDeutsch, Lisa, Stockholm University
local.contributor.affiliationDhakal, Shobhakar, Asian Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationElmqvist, Thomas, Stockholm University
local.contributor.affiliationFarahbakhshazad, Neda, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
local.contributor.affiliationGaffney, Owen, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
local.contributor.affiliationHaberl, Helmut, Alpen-Adria Universita¨t Klagenfurt
local.contributor.affiliationLavorel, Sandra, Universite Joseph Fourier
local.contributor.affiliationMbow, Cheikh, University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar
local.contributor.affiliationMcMichael, Anthony, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationde Morais, Joao, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
local.contributor.affiliationOlsson, Per, Stockholm University
local.contributor.affiliationPinho, Patricia Fernanda, National Institute for Space Research
local.contributor.affiliationSeto, Karen, Yale University
local.contributor.affiliationSinclair, Paul, Uppsala University
local.contributor.affiliationStafford Smith, Mark, CSIRO
local.contributor.affiliationSugar, Lorraine, World Bank Group
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue8
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage787
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage794
local.identifier.doi10.1007/s13280-012-0353-7
local.identifier.absseo929999 - Health not elsewhere classified
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T10:46:58Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84872065262
local.identifier.thomsonID000310866600001
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