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Reconceptualizing the ‘Anthropos’ in the Anthropocene: Integrating the social sciences and humanities in global environmental change research

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Reconceptualizing the ‘Anthropos’ in the Anthropocene: Integrating the social sciences and humanities in global environmental change research. / Palsson, Gisli; Szerszynski, Bronislaw; Sörlin, Sverker et al.
In: Environmental Science and Policy, Vol. 28, 04.2013, p. 3-13.

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Palsson, G, Szerszynski, B, Sörlin, S, Marks, J, Avril, B, Crumley, C, Hackmann, H, Holm, P, Ingram, J, Pardo Buendía, M & Weehuizen, R 2013, 'Reconceptualizing the ‘Anthropos’ in the Anthropocene: Integrating the social sciences and humanities in global environmental change research', Environmental Science and Policy, vol. 28, pp. 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2012.11.004

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Palsson, G., Szerszynski, B., Sörlin, S., Marks, J., Avril, B., Crumley, C., Hackmann, H., Holm, P., Ingram, J., Pardo Buendía, M., & Weehuizen, R. (2013). Reconceptualizing the ‘Anthropos’ in the Anthropocene: Integrating the social sciences and humanities in global environmental change research. Environmental Science and Policy, 28, 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2012.11.004

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Palsson G, Szerszynski B, Sörlin S, Marks J, Avril B, Crumley C et al. Reconceptualizing the ‘Anthropos’ in the Anthropocene: Integrating the social sciences and humanities in global environmental change research. Environmental Science and Policy. 2013 Apr;28:3-13. Epub 2012 Dec 27. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2012.11.004

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title = "Reconceptualizing the {\textquoteleft}Anthropos{\textquoteright} in the Anthropocene: Integrating the social sciences and humanities in global environmental change research",
abstract = "There is growing recognition that humans are faced with a critical and narrowing window of opportunity to halt or reverse some of the key indicators involved in the environmental crisis. Given human activities{\textquoteright} scale and impact, as well as the overly narrow perspectives of environmental research{\textquoteright}s dominant natural sciences, a major effort is necessary to place the perspectives and insights of the humanities{\textquoteright} and social sciences{\textquoteright} perspectives and insights at the forefront. Such effort will require developing integrated approaches, projects, and institutions that truly do so. This article{\textquoteright}s goal is to help mobilize the social sciences and the humanities on the topic of sustainability transitions, but also call for a meaningful research agenda to acknowledge the profound implications of the advent of the Anthropocene epoch. We formulate the need for an innovative research agenda based on a careful consideration of the changing human condition as linked to global environmental change. The humanities and social sciences will need to change and adapt to this pressing, historic task.",
keywords = "Anthropocene societies, Earth system, Environmental humanities, Environmental social sciences, Transdisciplinarity, Global environmental change",
author = "Gisli Palsson and Bronislaw Szerszynski and Sverker S{\"o}rlin and John Marks and Bernard Avril and Carole Crumley and Heide Hackmann and Poul Holm and John Ingram and {Pardo Buend{\'i}a}, Mercedes and Rifka Weehuizen",
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doi = "10.1016/j.envsci.2012.11.004",
language = "English",
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pages = "3--13",
journal = "Environmental Science and Policy",
issn = "1462-9011",
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AU - Marks, John

AU - Avril, Bernard

AU - Crumley, Carole

AU - Hackmann, Heide

AU - Holm, Poul

AU - Ingram, John

AU - Pardo Buendía, Mercedes

AU - Weehuizen, Rifka

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KW - Earth system

KW - Environmental humanities

KW - Environmental social sciences

KW - Transdisciplinarity

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