Earth system science for global sustainability: Grand challenges

Science

Volumn 330, Issue 6006, 2010, Pages 916-917

  Reid, W V ^a   Chen, D ^b   Goldfarb, L ^b   Hackmann, H ^c   Lee, Y T ^b   Mokhele, K ^d   Ostrom, E ^e   Raivio, K ^b   Rockstrom J ^f   Schellnhuber, H J ^g   Whyte, A ^h  

^a The David and Lucile Packard Foundation   (United States)

^b International Council for Science (ICSU)   (France)

^c International Social Science Council (ISSC)   (France)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (South Africa)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^g POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^h INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; GLOBAL CLIMATE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ASTRONOMY; BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOOD SECURITY; GLOBAL CHANGE; GREENHOUSE GAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIOLOGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER SUPPLY; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POLICY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POLICY; RESEARCH;

EID: 78149374054     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1196263     Document Type: Short Survey

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