Environmental policy in a complex world

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 276-296

  Hinterberger, Friedrich ^a   Luks, Fred ^b   Stewen, Marcus ^c   van der Straaten, Jan ^d  

^a Sustainable Europe Research Institute Austria   (Austria)

^b Fernfachhochschule Hamburg   (Germany)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d European Centre for Nature Conservation ECNC   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

coevolution; complexity; economic policy; environmental policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344494908     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2000.001536     Document Type: Article

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