The human actor in ecological economics: Philosophical approach and research perspectives

Ecological Economics

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-23

  Becker, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ecological economics; Homo biologicus; Homo ecologicus; Homo economicus; Homo politicus; Homo sustinens

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 33749592754     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.12.016     Document Type: Note

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