Learning Journal: Session 2 on Planetary Boundaries

This learning journal, titled "LEARNING JOURNAL SESSION 2," delves into the critical concepts of planetary boundaries and sustainable development. The journal begins by posing key questions to guide the exploration of the topic, including the core aspects of planetary boundaries, sustainable development, and their implications. The author explores the limitations of the Earth's resources, the impacts of human activities, and the importance of global maintenance. The journal references key scholarly works, including Griggs et al. (2013), Steffen et al. (2015), and Whiteman et al. (2013), to support its arguments and provide a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter. The journal emphasizes the need for sustainable practices to ensure the well-being of the planet and its inhabitants. The author highlights the increasing global population and the strain it places on Earth's resources, advocating for the importance of sustainable development and the implementation of planetary boundaries. The journal provides a detailed analysis of these topics, offering valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities associated with balancing human progress and environmental sustainability.

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Questions for brainstorming
1. What is the topic of this session?
2. What are the key points of planetary boundaries and sustainable development?
3. What do I seek to learn from these planetary boundaries and sustainable
development?
4. What all do I need to read up to achieve my goal and learn about planetary
boundaries and sustainable development?
5. How can I use it for myself in the future?
Learnings
I have learned that, with the possibility that the common asset base of the earth is
infinite, Generally, it will increase rapidly by creating nations with high wages thus keep
contributing in world population. The creative nations would place the resources in
innovation, the framework and human capital, particularly the welfare and training, and
would limit the salary gap with the present high-wage nations to make up for lost time with
the rich nations. That is Brazil, China and India's current direction. It is also Japan and
Korea's former way. It's also Africa's desired path (Griggs et al. 2013). The regular asset base
of the earth, however, is not endless. At the national level, there is a global limitation of
"including" that is not obvious. Just recently, essential assets have continuously been
underutilised on the planet: new land, new petro-technical supplies and groundwater recently
mined. In addition, the human movement could be misused in the world environments:
petroleum carbon dioxide, nitrogen continuing to flow away from acquirements and even
lethal pollution by waterways and sea (Steffen et al., 2015). Without fear of the extreme
consumption, humanity could improve the efficiency of the exercises of chasing, angling,
mining, logging and other "collection." According to Whiteman et al., (2013) today, the

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planet is packed with 7.2 billion of people asking for essential goods, and seemingly huge
cut-off points on the Earth are hit and heavily affected. Global maintenance has therefore
been an essential part of human improvement at all scales, from the neighbouring network to
countries and the global economy. There are various ideas to illustrate ecological limitations
worldwide:' carrying limit,'' economic use and production' or' safe working space,’’ focuses
taping,'' impressions' or' planetary limits.' Using the idea of planetary boundaries include
providing a groundbreaking image across key measurements of the worldwide requirements.

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References:
Griggs, D., Stafford-Smith, M., Gaffney, O., Rockström, J., Öhman, M. C., Shyamsundar, P., ...
& Noble, I. (2013). Policy: Sustainable development goals for people and planet. Nature,
495(7441), 305.
Steffen, W., Richardson, K., Rockström, J., Cornell, S. E., Fetzer, I., Bennett, E. M., ... & Folke,
C. (2015). Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet. Science,
347(6223), 1259855.
Whiteman, G., Walker, B., & Perego, P. (2013). Planetary boundaries: Ecological foundations for
corporate sustainability. Journal of Management Studies, 50(2), 307-336.