Pragmatist philosophy and soft systems in an upland Thai catchment

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 299-309

  Attwater, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pragmatist philosophy; Soft systems; Thailand; Upland catchment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033164108     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1743(199907/08)16:4<299::aid-sres252>3.0.co;2-n     Document Type: Article

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