Introduction : A Political Science Perspective on the Anthropocene

Summary, in English

Over the past decades, it has become more and more obvious that ongoing globalisation processes have substantial impacts on the natural environment. Studies reveal that intensified global economic relations have caused or accelerated dramatic changes in the Earth system, defined as the sum of our planet’s interacting physical, chemical, biological and human processes (Schellnhuber et al. 2004). Climate change, biodiversity loss, disrupted biogeochemical cycles, and land degradation are often cited as emblematic problems of global environmental change (Rockström et al. 2009; Steffen et al. 2015). In this context, the term Anthropocene has lately received widespread attention and gained some prominence in the academic literature.

• Författare: Thomas Hickmann; Lena Partzsch; Philipp Pattberg; Sabine Weiland
• Publiceringsår: 2019
• Språk: Engelska
• Sidor: 1-12
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: The Anthropocene Debate and Political Science
• Länkar: http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351174121-1
• Dokumenttyp: Del av eller Kapitel i bok
• Förlag: Taylor & Francis
• Ämne: Social Sciences Interdisciplinary; Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalization Studies)
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISBN: 9780815386148; ISBN: 9781351174114