Crumley, Carole
- Department of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Research article2012Peer reviewedOpen access
Planetary Stewardship in an Urbanizing World: : Beyond City Limits
Seitzinger, Sybil P.; Svedin, Uno; Crumley, Carole; Steffen, Will; Adbullah, Saiful Arif; Alfsen, Christine; Broadgate, Wendy J.; Biermann, Frank; Bondre, Nanid R.; Dearing, John A.; Deutsch, Lisa; Shobhakar, Dhakal; Elmqvist, Thomas; Farahbakhshazad, Neda; Gaffney, Owen; Haberl, Helmut; Lavorel, Sandra; Mbow, Cheik; McMichael, Anthony J.; deMorais, Joao M.F.;
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Abstract
Abstract Cities are rapidly increasing in importance asa major factor shaping the Earth system, and therefore,must take corresponding responsibility. With currentlyover half the world’s population, cities are supported byresources originating from primarily rural regions oftenlocated around the world far distant from the urban loci ofuse. The sustainability of a city can no longer be consideredin isolation from the sustainability of human andnatural resources it uses from proximal or distant regions,or the combined resource use and impacts of citiesglobally. The world’s multiple and complex environmentaland social challenges require interconnectedsolutions and coordinated governance approaches toplanetary stewardship. We suggest that a key componentof planetary stewardship is a global system of cities thatdevelop sustainable processes and policies in concert withits non-urban areas. The potential for cities to cooperateas a system and with rural connectivity could increasetheir capacity to effect change and foster stewardship atthe planetary scale and also increase their resourcesecurity.
Keywords
Urban ; Rural; Resources; Sustainability; Planetary stewardship; Global governance; Sustainability
Published in
AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment
2012, volume: 41, number: 8, pages: 787-794
SLU Authors
Associated SLU-program
SLU Swedish Biodiversity Centre
Global goals (SDG)
SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities
SDG12 Responsible consumption and production
SDG13 Climate action
UKÄ Subject classification
Energy Systems
Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
Environmental Management
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-012-0353-7
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/42377