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Sustainability. Systems integration for global sustainability.

Jianguo Liu1, Harold Mooney2, Vanessa Hull3

  • 1Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. liuji@msu.edu.

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Systems integration offers a holistic approach to understanding global sustainability challenges by connecting human and natural systems. This approach is vital for developing effective solutions and informing policy for a sustainable future.

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental science
  • Sustainability science
  • Systems ecology

Background:

  • Global sustainability challenges like biodiversity loss and resource management are interconnected but often studied in isolation.
  • Existing research frequently overlooks the complex interactions within coupled human and natural systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the critical role of systems integration in understanding and addressing global sustainability challenges.
  • To review recent advances in integrated frameworks and identify future research needs.

Main Methods:

  • Review of integrated frameworks such as ecosystem services, environmental footprints, planetary boundaries, human-nature nexuses, and telecoupling.
  • Analysis of the current state and limitations of systems integration in sustainability research.

Main Results:

  • Systems integration advances have led to significant discoveries and practical applications in sustainability.
  • Current integrated frameworks need expansion to include more components, quantify feedbacks, and integrate diverse scales.

Conclusions:

  • Further development of systems integration is essential to address knowledge gaps and link disparate sustainability issues.
  • Enhanced systems integration can significantly inform policy and management decisions for global sustainability.