Technology and ecological economics: Promethean technology, Pandorian potential

Ecological Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 343-358

  Small, Bruce ^a   Jollands, Nigel ^b  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ecological economics; Ethics; Human nature; Pandora; Prometheus; Technology

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

EID: 33344464537     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.09.013     Document Type: Article

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