The water planetary boundary: interrogation and revision

Gleeson, Tom; Wang-Erlandsson, Lan; Zipper, Samuel C.; Porkka, Miina; Jaramillo, Fernando; Gerten, Dieter; Fetzer, Ingo; Cornell, Sarah E.; Piemontese, Luigi; Gordon, Line J.; Rockström, Johan; Oki, Taikan; Sivapalan, Murugesu; Wada, Yoshihide; Brauman, Kate A.; Flörke, Martina; Bierkens, Marc F.P.; Lehner, Bernhard; Keys, Patrick; Kummu, Matti; Wagener, Thorsten; Dadson, Simon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6144-4639; Troy, Tara J.; Steffen, Will; Falkenmark, Malin; Famiglietti, James S.. 2020 The water planetary boundary: interrogation and revision. One Earth, 2 (3). 223-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.02.009

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Abstract/Summary

The planetary boundaries framework proposes quantified guardrails to human modification of global environmental processes that regulate the stability of the planet and has been considered in sustainability science, governance, and corporate management. However, the planetary boundary for human freshwater use has been critiqued as a singular measure that does not reflect all types of human interference with the complex global water cycle and Earth System. We suggest that the water planetary boundary will be more scientifically robust and more useful in decision-making frameworks if it is redesigned to consider more specifically how climate and living ecosystems respond to changes in the different forms of water on Earth: atmospheric water, frozen water, groundwater, soil moisture, and surface water. This paper provides an ambitious scientific road map to define a new water planetary boundary consisting of sub-boundaries that account for a variety of changes to the water cycle.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.02.009
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Hydro-climate Risks (Science Area 2017-)
ISSN:	2590-3322
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.
Additional Keywords:	planetary boundary, water cycle, environmental flows, water resources, resource management, sustainability, Earth system, moisture recycling, water governance
NORA Subject Terms:	Hydrology
Date made live:	21 May 2020 12:20 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/527799

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.02.009

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Hydro-climate Risks (Science Area 2017-)

ISSN:

2590-3322

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.

Additional Keywords:

planetary boundary, water cycle, environmental flows, water resources, resource management, sustainability, Earth system, moisture recycling, water governance

NORA Subject Terms:

Hydrology

Date made live:

21 May 2020 12:20 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/527799