TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kleespies, Matthias
A1  - Hahn-Klimroth, Maximilian Grischa
A1  - Dierkes, Paul Wilhelm
T1  - How university students assess the planetary boundaries: a global empirical study
T2  - Environmental challenges
N2  - In order to effectively address global environmental problems, it is important that future decision-makers in society are aware of the safe operation space for humans, which is limited by the planetary boundaries. Until now, however, there has been a lack of international studies examining how the planet's boundaries are perceived. In this study, we investigated how students of environmental and sustainability studies in 35 countries (n = 4140) assess the planetary boundaries. Based on the rating, using spectral clustering, the 35 countries were assigned to five different clusters. Four indicators (Human Development Index, Legatum Prosperity Index, Natural Resources Income and Forest Area) were used to provide explanations for the clustering result. The indices allow a distinction between the clusters and provide initial explanations for the clustering. The results provide important insights for today's decision-makers, as possible measures for action in the individual countries can be derived from the findings.
KW  - Planetary boundaries
KW  - University students
KW  - Spectral clustering algorithm
KW  - International survey
Y1  - 2023
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/77109
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-771093
SN  - 2667-0100
VL  - 11
IS  - 100712
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -