Authors
Peter H Verburg, John A Dearing, James G Dyke, Sander Van Der Leeuw, Sybil Seitzinger, Will Steffen, James Syvitski
Publication date
2016/7/1
Journal
Global Environmental Change
Volume
39
Pages
328-340
Publisher
Pergamon
Description
The ‘Anthropocene’ concept provides a conceptual framework that encapsulates the current global situation in which society has an ever-greater dominating influence on Earth System functioning. Simulation models used to understand earth system dynamics provide early warning, scenario analysis and evaluation of environmental management and policies. This paper aims to assess the extent to which current models represent the Anthropocene and suggest ways forward. Current models do not fully reflect the typical characteristics of the Anthropocene, such as societal influences and interactions with natural processes, feedbacks and system dynamics, tele-connections, tipping points, thresholds and regime shifts. Based on an analysis of current model representations of Anthropocene dynamics, we identify ways to enhance the role of modeling tools to better help us understand Anthropocene dynamics and …
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