Cornell, S., R. Costanza, S. Sorlin and S. E. van der Leeuw. 2010. Editorial: Developing a systematic “science of the past” to create our future. Global Environmental Change 20(3):426-427. DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2010.01.005.
van der Leeuw, S. E. and The ARCHOMEDES research team. 2005. Climate, hydrology, land use, and environmental degradation in the lower Rhone Valley during the Roman period. Comptes Rendus Geoscience 337(1-2):9-27/. DOI: 10.1016/j.crte.2004.10.018.
Rockström, J., W. Steffen, K. Noone, Å. Persson, F. S. Chapin, III, E. Lambin, T. M. Lenton, M. Scheffer, C. Folke, H. Schellnhuber, B. Nykvist, C. A. De Wit, T. Hughes, S. van der Leeuw, H. Rodhe, S. Sörlin, P. K. Snyder, R. Costanza, U. Svedin, M. Falkenmark, L. Karlberg, R. W. Corell, V. J. Fabry, J. Hansen, B. Walker, D. Liverman, K. Richardson, P. Crutzen, and J. Foley. 2009. Planetary boundaries:exploring the safe operating space for humanity. Ecology and Society14(2): 32.
Miller, F., H. Osbahr, E. Boyd, F. Thomalla, S. Bharwani, G. Ziervogel, B. Walker, J. Birkmann, S. Van der Leeuw, J. Rockström, J. Hinkel, T. Downing, C. Folke, and D. Nelson 2010. Resilience and vulnerability: complementary or conflicting concepts?. Ecology and Society15(3): 11.
Dearing, J. A., A. K. Braimoh, A. Reenberg, B. L. Turner, and S. van der Leeuw. 2010. Complex land systems: the need for long time perspectives to assess their future. Ecology and Society15(4): 21.
van der Leeuw, S. E., D. Lane, D. Read and S. E. van der Leeuw. 2009. Chapter 3 The long-term evolution of social organization. Pp. 85-116 In: Lane, D., D. Pumain and G. B. West eds., Complexity Perspectives in Innovation and Social Change. Springer Netherlands. ISBN: 978-1-4020-9662-4.
Read, D., D. Lane and S. E. van der Leeuw. 2009. Chapter 2 The innovation innovation. Pp. 43-44 In: Lane, D., D. Pumain, S. E. van der Leeuw and G. B. West eds., Complexity Perspectives in Innovation and Social Change. Springer Netherlands. ISBN: 978-1-4020-9662-4.
Lane, D., R. Maxfield, D. Read and S. E. van der Leeuw. 2009. Chapter 1 From population to organization thinking. Pp. 11-42 In: Lane, D., D. Pumain, S. E. van der Leeuw and G. B. West eds., Complexity Perspectives in Innovation and Social Change. Springer Netherlands. ISBN: 978-1-4020-9662-4.
van der Leeuw. 2008. Agency, networks, past and future. Pp. 217-247 in C. Knappett and L. Malafouris, eds., Material Agency. Springer Science + Business Media.
Rockstrom, J., W. Steffen, K. Noone, A. Persson, F. S. Chapin III, E. F. Lambin, T. M. Lenton, M. Scheffer, C. Folke, H. J. Schellnhuber, B. Nykvist, C. A. de Wit, T. P. Hughes, S. van der Leeuw, H. Rodhe, S. Sorlin, P. K. Snyder, R. Costanza, U. Svedin, M. Falkenmark, L. Karlberg, R. W. Corell, V. J. Fabry, J. Hansen, B. Walker, D. Liverman, K. Richardson, P. Crutzen and J. A. Foley. 2009. A safe operating space for humanity. Nature 461:472-475. DOI: 10.1038/461472a.