Stockholm Resilience Centre
The Stockholm Resilience Centre is an international research center on sustainability science, based at Stockholm University. Founded in 2007 through a partnership with the Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics, the centre has become one of the world's leading institutions for Earth-system and socio-ecological research. Its 2009 planetary boundaries framework, led by Johan Rockström, is the most widely cited scientific framework for operationalizing the limits of the biosphere.
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The centre's distinctive approach integrates natural and social sciences — combining Earth-system modeling with governance research, economics, and anthropology. This integration is what enabled the planetary boundaries framework: it is not merely a scientific account of thresholds but an analytical tool designed to inform human decision-making about economic activity.
Raworth's partnership with the centre is direct and ongoing. The ecological ceiling of her doughnut is a visualization of the centre's planetary boundaries. The centre's subsequent work on Earth-system tipping points, Anthropocene dynamics, and safe-and-just boundaries has extended and refined the framework