Sustainable technological developments and second-order cybernetics

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 329-343

  Leydesdorff, Loet ^a  

^a Dept of Sci and Technol Dynamics ^*  (Netherlands)

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EID: 0004997304     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537329708524288     Document Type: Article

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