An integrated earth system -- Planetary machinery: the dynamics of the earth system prior to significant human influence -- The Anthropocene Era: how humans are changing the earth system -- Reverberations of change: the responses of the earth system to human activities -- Living with global change: consequences of changes in the earth system for human well-being -- Towards earth system science and global sustainability.
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