Sociotechnology and the environment

Human Relations

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 605-624

  Heller, Frank ^a  

^a TAVISTOCK INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecology; Environment; Pollution; Sociotechnology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002159606     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001872679705000507     Document Type: Article

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