The problem of the future: Sustainability science and scenario analysis

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-146

  Swart, R J ^a   Raskin, P ^b   Robinson, J ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; FUTURE PROSPECT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 3242775630     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2003.10.002     Document Type: Article

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