Sustainability as an evolutionary process

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 381-391

  Wilkinson, Roger ^a   Cary, John ^b  

^a Department of Natural Resources and Environment   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural production systems; Evolution; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; AGRICULTURE; PRODUCTION CONTROL;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEM; EVOLUTIONARY PROCESSES; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; EVOLUTION; SUSTAINABILITY;

AGRICULTURE; EVOLUTION; PRODUCTION;

EID: 2542574777     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2002.003759     Document Type: Article

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