Method for gauging limits to foresight in environmental decision making

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-53

  Tonn, Bruce E ^a   Peretz, Jean H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ENVIRONMENTAL-DECISION MAKING;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; PLANNING METHOD; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0035338555     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1625(99)00082-7     Document Type: Article

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