How university students assess the planetary boundaries: a global empirical study
- 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.
Author: | Matthias KleespiesORCiDGND, Maximilian Grischa Hahn-KlimrothORCiDGND, Paul Wilhelm DierkesORCiD |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-771093 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2023.100712 |
ISSN: | 2667-0100 |
Parent Title (English): | Environmental challenges |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Place of publication: | Amsterdam |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2023/04/03 |
Date of first Publication: | 2023/03/31 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Release Date: | 2023/11/06 |
Tag: | International survey; Planetary boundaries; Spectral clustering algorithm; University students |
Volume: | 11 |
Issue: | 100712 |
Article Number: | 100712 |
Page Number: | 8 |
Note: | Funding: von Opel Hessische Zoostiftung |
HeBIS-PPN: | 516360736 |
Institutes: | Biowissenschaften |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 37 Bildung und Erziehung / 370 Bildung und Erziehung |
5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie | |
Sammlungen: | Universitätspublikationen |
Open-Access-Publikationsfonds: | Biowissenschaften |
Licence (German): | ![]() |