Sustainable co-evolution

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 103-108

  Cairns, John ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Life support system; Selective forces; Sustainability; Technology environment

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; DEMOGRAPHIC METHOD; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SIZE; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34247265493     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500709469711     Document Type: Article

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