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April 1, 2024The Lancet Planetary HealthOpen Access

Cities, planetary boundaries, and degrowth

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JKJakub KronenbergEAErik AnderssonTEThomas Elmqvist

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Overview

Conceptual analysis demonstrates that urban expansion transgresses planetary boundaries in global cities, highlighting degrowth transformations to safeguard ecological capacity.

Key Points

  • Urban centers transgress critical planetary boundaries through relentless growth, whereas shifting production burdens abroad harms overall planetary health.
  • Theoretical analysis of degrowth frameworks evaluates urban resource flows in a telecoupled world, moving beyond pricing interventions to reduce consumption.
  • Radical degrowth restructuring of urban systems is essential for long-term sustainability, helping humanity remain securely inside a safe operating space.

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Kronenberg et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e70d8cb6db643587687041https://doi.org/10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00025-1
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