Challenging the planetary boundaries I: Basic principles of an integrated model for phosphorous supply dynamics and global population size

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Ragnarsdottir, K V ^a   Sverdrup, H U ^b   Koca, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC PRINCIPLES; CLEAN PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOSSIL RESERVES; GLOBAL POPULATION; HUMAN SOCIETY; INTEGRATED MODELS; MASS BALANCE MODEL; NUTRIENT CYCLE; PHOSPHORUS SOURCES; POLICY SCENARIO; POLLUTION PREVENTION; POSSIBLE FUTURES; RECYCLING POLICY; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION; SYSTEMS DYNAMICS;

POPULATION STATISTICS; RECYCLING;

PHOSPHORUS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FOOD PRODUCTION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MASS BALANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION CONTROL; POPULATION SIZE; RECYCLING; RESOURCE USE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79955959156     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.03.088     Document Type: Article

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