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Through the Lens of Telecoupling and Metacoupling: New Perspectives for Global Sustainability

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  • Ciara L. Hovis

    (Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA)

  • Yue Dou

    (Environmental Geography Group, Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Anna Herzberger

    (Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA)

  • Jianguo Liu

    (Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA)

Abstract

Human and natural systems are more interconnected across distances than ever before [...]

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  • Ciara L. Hovis & Yue Dou & Anna Herzberger & Jianguo Liu, 2021. "Through the Lens of Telecoupling and Metacoupling: New Perspectives for Global Sustainability," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-8, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:5:p:2953-:d:513225
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