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Systemic Risks: Intersections between Science and Society with Policy Implications for Sustainability

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  • Klaus Lucas

    (Professor, RWTH Aachen University, Germany)

  • Ortwin Renn

    (Scientific Director, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), Germany)

Abstract

The notion of systemic risks denominates the danger of destruction of a whole system by the mechanisms of nonlinear interactions between its agents in combination with circular causality between the systems elementary dynamic processes and the macroscopic structures generated by them. An extensive body of empirical evidence demonstrates a fundamental homomorphism among systemic risks in all domains, from the systems of nature over those of technology up to society. This homomorphism, based on complexity science, allows to formulate cornerstones of a scientific theory resulting in several governance strategies, associated with policy implications, be it to protect ecosystems, technical infrastructure or, last not least, avoid undesired transformation processes in societies. The approach is exemplified here for the systemic risks associated with modern migration phenomena that has direct impact on sustainable development.

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  • Klaus Lucas & Ortwin Renn, 2020. "Systemic Risks: Intersections between Science and Society with Policy Implications for Sustainability," International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 23(2), pages 44-47, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:ijesnr:v:23:y:2020:i:2:p:44-47
    DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2020.23.556107
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    earth and environment journals; environment journals; open access environment journals; peer reviewed environmental journals; open access; juniper publishers; ournal of Environmental Sciences; juniper publishers journals ; juniper publishers reivew;
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
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