Evolution and sustainability: gathering the strands for an Anthropocene synthesis

Author:

Søgaard Jørgensen Peter123ORCID,Weinberger Vanessa P.4ORCID,Waring Timothy M.56ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Stockholm 10691, Sweden

2. Global Economic Dynamics and the Biosphere, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Stockholm 10405, Sweden

3. Anthropocene Laboratory, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Stockholm 10405, Sweden

4. Center for Resilience, Adaptation and Mitigation (CReAM), Universidad Mayor, Temuco, 4801043, Chile

5. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, University of Maine Orono, ME 04473, USA

6. School of Economics, University of Maine Orono, ME 04473, USA

Abstract

How did human societies evolve to become a major force of global change? What dynamics can lead societies on a trajectory of global sustainability? The astonishing growth in human population, economic activity and environmental impact has brought these questions to the fore. This theme issue pulls together a variety of traditions that seek to address these questions using different theories and methods. In this Introduction, we review and organize the major strands of work on how the Anthropocene evolved, how evolutionary dynamics are influencing sustainability efforts today, and what principles, strategies and capacities will be important to guide us towards global sustainability in the future. We present a set of synthetic insights and highlight frontiers for future research efforts which could contribute to a consolidated synthesis. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Evolution and sustainability: gathering the strands for an Anthropocene synthesis’.

Publisher

The Royal Society

Subject

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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