The polarity field concept - A new approach for integrated regional planning and sustainability processes

GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 200-205

  Muhar, Andreas ^a   Vilsmaier, Ulli ^b   Freyer, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Case study teaching; Integrated regional development; Integrated sustainability research; Participation; Planning methodology; Polarity field; Transdisciplinarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748949117     PISSN: 09405550     EISSN: 26255413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14512/gaia.15.3.16     Document Type: Review

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