Simulating human behavior for understanding and managing environmental resource use

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-116

  Jager, Wander ^a   Mosler, Hans Joachim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 34247626045     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2007.00498.x     Document Type: Article

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