@article{Bringezu2015,
  author    = {Bringezu, Stefan},
  title     = {Possible target corridor for sustainable use of global material resources},
  journal   = {Resources},
  volume    = {4},
  number    = {1},
  doi       = {10.3390/resources4010025},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:wup4-opus-57969},
  pages     = {25 -- 54},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {Many countries have started to develop policy programs for the sustainable use of natural resources. Indicators and targets can cover both a territorial and a life-cycle-wide global perspective. This article focuses on how a safe operating space for global material resource use can be outlined based on existing economy-wide material flow indicators. It reflects on issues such as scale and systems perspective, as the choice of indicators determines the target {"}valves{"} of the socio-industrial metabolism. It considers environmental pressures and social aspects of safe and fair resource use. Existing proposals for resource consumption targets are reviewed, partially revisited, and taken as a basis to outline potential target values for a safe operating space for the extraction and use of minerals and biomass by final consumption. A potential sustainability corridor is derived with the Total Material Consumption of abiotic resources ranging from 6 to 12 t/person, the Total Material Consumption of biotic resources not exceeding 2 t/person, and the Raw Material Consumption of used biotic and abiotic materials ranging from 3 to 6 t/person until 2050. For policy, a {"}10-2-5 target triplet{"} can provide orientation, when the three indicators are assigned values of 10, 2, and 5 t/person, respectively.},
  language  = {en}
}