Ontological politics: Mapping a complex environmental problem

Environmental Values

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 497-522

  Carolan, Michael S ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexity; Coordination; Environmental problems; Modernity; Translation; Trust

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; MAPPING; MODERNITY; PHILOSOPHY;

EID: 10844280003     PISSN: 09632719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3197/0963271042772587     Document Type: Article

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