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Other publications on the boundaries concept:
Rockström, J., Karlberg, L., 2010. The Quadruple Squeeze: Defining the safe operating space for freshwater use to achieve a triply green revolution in the Anthropocene. Ambio 39:257-265
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Cornell, S. 2012. On the system properties of the planetary boundaries. Ecology and Society 17(1): r2. www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol17/iss1/resp2
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On governance within planetary boundaries:
Folke, C. and Rockström, J. (2011) 3rd Nobel Laureate Symposium on Global Sustainability: transforming the world in an era of global change. Ambio 40 717-718
Galaz, V. et.al. Planetary boundaries — exploring the challenges for global environmental governance. Curr. Opin. Environ. Sustain (2012), doi: 10.1016/j.cosust.2012.01.006
On characterizing the Anthropocene:
Steffen, W., Persson, A., Deutsch, L., Rockström, J. et al. (2011) The Anthropocene: from global change to planetary boundaries. Ambio 40 739-761.
Folke, C., Jansson, A., Rockström, J. et al. (2011) Reconnecting to the biosphere. Ambio 40 719-738
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