Social tipping points and Earth systems dynamics
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1 Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, Bristol University, Bristol, UK 2 Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham, UK 3 Institute of Hazard , Risk and Resilience, Durham University, Durham, UK 4 School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University, Durham, UK 5 Department of Mathematical Sciences, Durham University, Durham, UK 6 Durham University Business School, Durham, UK 7 Department of English Studies, Durham University, UK 8 Palatine Centre, Durham Law School, Durham University, Durham, UK 9 Department of History, Durham University, Durham, UK 10 The York Management School, University of York, York, UK
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