Today, more than ever,'Spaceship Earth'is an apt metaphor as we chart the boundaries for a
safe planet. Social scientists both analyse why society courts disaster by approaching or …

This paper discusses both the opportunities for and the challenges associated with
integrating economics and ecology in the study of ecosystem services. We distinguish …

The planetary boundaries framework defines the “safe operating space for humanity”
represented by nine global processes that can destabilize the Earth System if perturbed. The …

This introduction to the special issue presents an overview of the wide range of results
produced during the European Union project Arctic Climate Change, Economy and Society …

Recent years have witnessed considerable consolidation between the disciplines of
environmental and ecological economics at research level, but until now textbooks in the …

This paper provides an interpretive overview on the economics of resilience with special
reference to social–ecological systems. We address the basic sciences of regime shifts and …

The purpose of this article is to contribute to the exploration of non-convex dynamics in
coupled human-nature systems. We study welfare issues associated with the management …

Growing concerns over climate change and the potential for large damages due to nonlinear
processes underscore the need for a meaningful sustainability assessment of an economy …

Nine planetary boundaries have been proposed, capturing essential biophysical processes
that sustain the Earth System and its biosphere in an accommodating state for humanity …

This paper provides a review of the economics of tipping points in natural resources and
climate change economics, examining recent advances in theoretical modeling and …