Ethics and Planetary Boundaries

doi:10.1017/9781009443586

The planetary boundaries framework examines the profound risks human actions pose to Earth's stability and resilience. Since its introduction in 2009, and through subsequent updates, the framework has become one of the most influential ideas of our age, yet it has not been put to close ethical scrutiny. This book takes a multidisciplinary approach to the ethics of the planetary boundaries, ranging from international law to Indigenous knowledge and from science to art, and political ecology. The editors introduce each boundary before two chapters examine the reach, limits, and ethical stakes of each of the nine planetary boundaries. This volume comes at a critical moment, when unprecedented environmental challenges demand new approaches, tools, and perspectives to address questions of epistemology and justice. It is a valuable resource for students, citizens, and academics concerned with relationships of knowledges, ethics, and environments. This title is available Open Access through Cambridge Core.

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Ethics and Planetary Boundaries
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Ethics and Planetary Boundaries - Title page
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Copyright page
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Contents
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Contributors
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Acknowledgements
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Part I - Introduction
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1 - The Planetary Boundaries
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Thinking across Science and Ethics
- By Jeremy J. Schmidt
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Part II - Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
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2 - Introduction to the Stratospheric Ozone Depletion Boundary
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- By Simon P. Meisch
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3 - The Planetary Boundary on Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and the Evolution of Values under the Ozone Regime
pp 28-41
- By Louise du Toit
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4 - Are Ozone’s Relationships of Normative Importance?
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- By Christine Winter
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Part III - Climate Change
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5 - Introduction to the Climate Change Boundary
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6 - Climate Boundaries and Border Crossers
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- By Miriam Gay-Antaki
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7 - An Arctic Bounded by Whiteness
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Ethics of Amplification
- By Tanguy Sandré, Jeanne-Marie Gherardi
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Part IV - Biosphere Integrity
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8 - Introduction to the Biosphere Integrity Boundary
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9 - Ethical Perspectives on Biodiversity as Planetary Boundary
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- By Uta Eser
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10 - Inter-species Justice and the Right to Thrive
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Biodiversity in Crisis in Aotearoa New Zealand
- By Makere Stewart-Harawira
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Part V - Land System Change
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11 - Introduction to the Land System Change Boundary
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12 - A Transformative Multispecies Land Use Ethic for the Amazon
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- By Joana Castro Pereira, Carlota Houart
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13 - In Conversation with a Land
pp 132-142
Extracts from the Pianpicollo Diary
- By Alice Benessia
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Part VI - Freshwater Change
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14 - Introduction to the Freshwater Change Boundary
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- By Jeremy J. Schmidt
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15 - The Role of the Planetary Boundaries Framework in Water-Related Management and Policy Decisions
pp 148-158
- By Neelke Doorn
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16 - Navigating Pathways to Just Water Futures?
pp 159-172
A Hydrosocial Engagement with the Planetary Boundaries Framework
- By Nicole J. Wilson
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Part VII - Biogeochemical Flows
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17 - Introduction to the Biogeochemical Flows Boundary
pp 175-177
- By Jeremy J. Schmidt
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