Evolution, variability and sustainable development

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 301-313

  Rammel, Christian ^a   Staudinger, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Evolution; Risk minimisation; Selection; Short term optimisation; Sustainable development; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COMMUNICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0036909007     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500209470126     Document Type: Article

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