Live and let die: The tragedy of Hardin's social Darwinism

Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-34

  Næss, Petter ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Development; Energy consumption; Garrett Hardin; Social Darwinism

Indexed keywords

EID: 3342954945     PISSN: 1523908X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1523908042000259668     Document Type: Review

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