Learning to appreciate learning systems for environmental decision making: A 'work-in-progress' perspective

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 329-341

  Blackmore, Christine ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appreciation; Environmental decision making; Learning systems; Vickers

Indexed keywords

APPRECIATION; ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING; ETHICAL CONCERNS; SYSTEMS THINKING; VICKERS; WORK-IN-PROGRESS;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 23744513424     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.697     Document Type: Review

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