Re-writing the ecological metaphor, Part 2: The example of diversity

Progress in Industrial Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 129-147

  Wells, Peter E ^a   Darby, Lauren ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative economies; Discourse; Diversity; Economic structure; Metaphor; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 33746312623     PISSN: 14768971     EISSN: 14788764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/pie.2006.010045     Document Type: Article

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