The Anthropocene Is More Than a Time Interval
Abstract Following the recent rejection of a formal Anthropocene series/epoch by the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy (SQS) of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS), and its subsequent confirmation by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), the opportunity arises...
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| author | Matthew Edgeworth Andrew M. Bauer Erle C. Ellis Stanley C. Finney Jacquelyn L. Gill Philip L. Gibbard Mark Maslin Dorothy J. Merritts Michael J. C. Walker |
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| description | Abstract Following the recent rejection of a formal Anthropocene series/epoch by the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy (SQS) of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS), and its subsequent confirmation by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), the opportunity arises to reset the definition of the Anthropocene. The case for informally recognizing the Anthropocene to be a major planetary event of Earth system transformation offers a promising way forward, but this has been criticized by proponents of an Anthropocene series/epoch. In order to move on from the assumption that it must be a time interval, and to foster a more transdisciplinary and inclusive approach, the main points of the critique must be directly addressed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-32ea58efd8564fcfa7fb77a4e57c77072025-01-29T07:58:52ZengWileyEarth's Future2328-42772024-07-01127n/an/a10.1029/2024EF004831The Anthropocene Is More Than a Time IntervalMatthew Edgeworth0Andrew M. Bauer1Erle C. Ellis2Stanley C. Finney3Jacquelyn L. Gill4Philip L. Gibbard5Mark Maslin6Dorothy J. Merritts7Michael J. C. Walker8School of Archaeology and Ancient History University of Leicester Leicester UKDepartment of Anthropology Stanford University Stanford CA USADepartment of Geography and Environmental Systems University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Baltimore MD USADepartment of Geological Sciences California State University at Long Beach Long Beach CA USAClimate Change Institute and School of Biology and Ecology University of Maine Orono ME USAScott Polar Research Institute University of Cambridge Cambridge UKDepartment of Geography University College London London UKDepartment of Earth and Environment Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster PA USADepartment of Geography and Earth Sciences Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth UKAbstract Following the recent rejection of a formal Anthropocene series/epoch by the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy (SQS) of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS), and its subsequent confirmation by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), the opportunity arises to reset the definition of the Anthropocene. The case for informally recognizing the Anthropocene to be a major planetary event of Earth system transformation offers a promising way forward, but this has been criticized by proponents of an Anthropocene series/epoch. In order to move on from the assumption that it must be a time interval, and to foster a more transdisciplinary and inclusive approach, the main points of the critique must be directly addressed.https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EF004831Anthropoceneevent |
| spellingShingle | Matthew Edgeworth Andrew M. Bauer Erle C. Ellis Stanley C. Finney Jacquelyn L. Gill Philip L. Gibbard Mark Maslin Dorothy J. Merritts Michael J. C. Walker The Anthropocene Is More Than a Time Interval Earth's Future Anthropocene event |
| title | The Anthropocene Is More Than a Time Interval |
| title_full | The Anthropocene Is More Than a Time Interval |
| title_fullStr | The Anthropocene Is More Than a Time Interval |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Anthropocene Is More Than a Time Interval |
| title_short | The Anthropocene Is More Than a Time Interval |
| title_sort | anthropocene is more than a time interval |
| topic | Anthropocene event |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EF004831 |
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