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  • Climate Change Science
  • Sociology
  • Sustainability Studies

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  • Growing concern exists regarding societal collapse risks from anthropogenic climate change.
  • Current definitions of societal collapse lack consensus and adequate frameworks for climate change challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically examine existing definitions of societal collapse.
  • To propose an alternative conception of societal collapse tailored to climate change impacts.

Main Methods:

  • Critical analysis of existing literature on societal collapse.
  • Development of a new conceptual framework for societal collapse.

Main Results:

  • Existing definitions are inadequate for understanding climate change-induced societal collapse.
  • A proposed conception defines collapse as a reduction in collective capacity leading to pervasive, difficult-to-reverse loss of basic functionality.
  • This dynamic conception highlights subsystem interrelations and distinguishes collapse from necessary transformations.

Conclusions:

  • A refined understanding of societal collapse is crucial for addressing climate change.
  • The proposed dynamic conception offers insights into the relationship between collapse and sustainability.
  • This framework aids in distinguishing societal collapse from adaptive transformations.