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Abstract
Following its advent as a concept, the Anthropocene has flourished as a new worldview in academic and public communities alike. Yet, the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy recently voted against formally ratifying the Anthropocene as an Epoch, pointing to the restrictive geologic framework, and highlighting the need for a globally represented and synchronous marker. In this Viewpoint, we utilize global bibliographic data, Google search data, IPCC authors, and the Global Climate Risk Index (GCRI) to examine the global diversity of the Anthropocene discourse by measuring academic interest and public engagement in the topic, while also considering the proportional influence, justice, and inclusivity of this discourse. We argue that the conceptual and geological frameworks of the Anthropocene share a complex and non-translatable relationship. Further, we urge reconsideration of geologically rigid definitions in the spirit of recognizing holistic identification of human impacts to the Earth System, while also addressing the gaps in global influence with this pressing concept. Last, we explore successful examples integrating disparate disciplinary perspectives to achieve greater understanding of the Anthropocene and discuss avenues for future directions in the areas of human-environment interactions, as well as environmental justice and equity.
AnthropoceneEarth and Planetary Sciences-Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
CiteScore
6.30
自引率
0.00%
发文量
27
审稿时长
102 days
期刊介绍:
Anthropocene is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes peer-reviewed works addressing the nature, scale, and extent of interactions that people have with Earth processes and systems. The scope of the journal includes the significance of human activities in altering Earth’s landscapes, oceans, the atmosphere, cryosphere, and ecosystems over a range of time and space scales - from global phenomena over geologic eras to single isolated events - including the linkages, couplings, and feedbacks among physical, chemical, and biological components of Earth systems. The journal also addresses how such alterations can have profound effects on, and implications for, human society. As the scale and pace of human interactions with Earth systems have intensified in recent decades, understanding human-induced alterations in the past and present is critical to our ability to anticipate, mitigate, and adapt to changes in the future. The journal aims to provide a venue to focus research findings, discussions, and debates toward advancing predictive understanding of human interactions with Earth systems - one of the grand challenges of our time.