The Planetary Boundaries- Concept Ben Colin Matthies Kerstin Htte - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The Planetary Boundaries- Concept Ben Colin Matthies Kerstin Hötte Freitag, 29. Mai 15

Content • The Anthropocen • Resilience-thinking • Tipping-points • The nine Boundaries • Examples • Implications Freitag, 29. Mai 15

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The Anthropocen Humanity is the main driving force of the earth system Characteristically: The Great Acceleration Freitag, 29. Mai 15

New Thinking: Resilience • systems don‘t behave linear • they are Resilient to some point • is that point („tipping point“) exceeded abrupt fundamental changes Freitag, 29. Mai 15

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Conclusion Systems are resilient to some extent, but will change fundamentally if a tipping point is crossed. That may lead to undesired even catastrophic consequences. The nine Planetary Boundaries mark a safe operationg space within humanity can flourish (GDP growth allowed) Freitag, 29. Mai 15