Deconstructing the problem of comparing the conflicting imperatives of technology and sustainability

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 429-436

  Van Gigch, John P ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflicts and reconciliation among; Epistemology of; Imperatives and values; Limited growth; Steady state economy; Sustainable development; System science

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033431292     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1743(199909/10)16:5<429::aid-sres343>3.0.co;2-k     Document Type: Article

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