An evolutionary systems approach to policy intervention for achieving ecologically sustainable societies

Systems Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 441-468

  Straussfogel, Debra ^a   Becker, Mimi Larsen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissipative structures; Ecologically sustainable societies; Self organizing evolution; Social values

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242415084     PISSN: 08949859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02168871     Document Type: Article

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