Digital Earth Twin’s Systemic Integration and Transformational Pathways

This dissertation seeks to investigate how the Earth Systems Boundaries (ESBs), a safe and just corridor framework, can be integrated as an “what if” scenario to digital earth twins such as Destination Earth (DestinE). DestinE is a technological replica of Earth that provides continuous data for real-time monitoring and simulation of environmental and human activities, and provides “what if” scenarios, which is expected to be completed by 2030 (European Commission, 2025).The ESBs integration to a digital twin such as DestinE can contribute to systemic monitoring, simulation, and modelling of earth and human activities holistically at a level that could provide greater sustainability information concerning decision making and real-time data, and therefore contribute to city, business, and resource management optimization.