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Global and cross-level dynamics

This theme studies the interactions between human activities and Earth's environment, where local and regional drivers can generate intertwined global-scale challenges like climate disorder, ocean acidification, declining fisheries, or crises in energy, food, and water.

The theme builds on three major research strands:

1. Planetary Boundaries
This research explores planetary boundaries and their interactions and consequences for human wellbeing.

Contact: Sarah Cornell (Coordinator Planetary Boundaries).

2. Global dynamics, multiple shocks and inconvenient feedbacks
This research focuses on two key questions: what are the critical unrecognized, ignored or missing social-ecological links and feedbacks at the global scale, and what kinds of economic and governance structures can create long term conditions for human development?

Contact: Anne-Sophie Crépin (Theme leader)

3. Adaptive global governance of 'planetary boundaries' and complex Earth system interactions
This stream is also linked to the international Earth System Governance Project.

Contact: Victor Galaz (Theme leader).

A further introduction to this theme can be found in this discussion paper by centre partner The Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics: Global Dynamics, Multiple Shocks and Resilience.

Click here to see all theme-related publications

Global and cross-scale dynamics news

Research news | 2010-09-30 The environmentalist's paradox Centre researchers analyse why humans do better while the earth does worse.
Research news | 2010-09-15 From clear to turbid and back again Centre researchers discuss how to revert regime shifts in aquatic systems.
Research news | 2010-09-01 Planetary boundaries presented at TED Global 2010 See video with centre director Johan Rockström.
Research news | 2010-08-21 Social Entrepreneurs 2010 Centre directors Johan Rockström and Carl Folke awarded by leading business magazine.
Research news | 2010-08-11 The landscape of livelihoods Novel network analysis helps map coastal livelihood diversification.
Research news | 2010-06-29 Time for a back loop Current management of ecosystems is unsustainable; more adaptive, collaborative processes are needed, say researchers.
Research news | 2010-06-24 Brown dystopia or green hope? See videos from seminar on the world's looming energy - and climate security challenges.
Research news | 2010-04-09 Seeing the forest for the trees Taboos, informal rules and social networks help tropical forest regeneration in Madagascar.
Research news | 2010-03-26 - We are facing interconnected challenges Centre director Johan Rockström among prominent list of speakers at State of the Planet 2010.
Research news | 2010-02-24 Putting a price on resilience Researchers show how loss of resilience means loss of welfare.