The Anthropocene Is More Than a Time Interval

Edgeworth, Matthew and Bauer, Andrew M. and Ellis, Erle C. and Finney, Stanley C. and Gill, Jacqueline L. and Gibbard, Philip L. and Maslin, Mark and Merritts, Dorothy J. and Walker, Michael J. C. (2024) The Anthropocene Is More Than a Time Interval. Earth's Future, 12 (7). ISSN 2328-4277

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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.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: ** Article version: VoR ** From Wiley via Jisc Publications Router ** History: received 23-04-2024; rev-recd 08-06-2024; accepted 17-06-2024; ppub 01-07-2024; epub 18-07-2024. ** Licence for VoR version of this article: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Uncontrolled Keywords: Anthropocene, event
Subjects: Q Science > QE Geology
Divisions: Institutes and Academies > Institute of Education and Humanities > Academic Discipline: Humanities and Social Sciences
SWORD Depositor: JISC Publications Router
Depositing User: JISC Publications Router
Date Deposited: 19 Jul 2024 10:53
Last Modified: 11 Sep 2024 17:05
URI: https://repository.uwtsd.ac.uk/id/eprint/3051

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