Who speaks for the future of Earth? How critical social science can extend the conversation on the Anthropocene

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 32, Issue , 2015, Pages 211-218

  Lövbrand, Eva ^a   Beck, Silke ^b   Chilvers, Jason ^c   Forsyth, Tim ^d   Hedrén, Johan ^a   Hulme, Mike ^e   Lidskog, Rolf ^f   Vasileiadou, Eleftheria ^g  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anthropocence; Critical interpretation; Global environmental change; Ontology; Politics; Social science

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOCENE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HUMAN GEOGRAPHY; POLITICAL HISTORY; SOCIAL HISTORY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 84929177755     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.03.012     Document Type: Article

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