Science, technology and sustainable development: a world review

World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-24

  Ahmed, Allam ^a   Anne Stein, Josephine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

consumption; developed countries; developing countries; environment; governments; policy; production; science; societies; sustainable development; technology; world

Indexed keywords

EID: 10944265583     PISSN: 17412242     EISSN: 17412234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/WRSTSD.2004.004852     Document Type: Article

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