A cognition-based view of decision processes in complex social-ecological systems

Ecology and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Beratan, Kathi K ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Complex social ecological systems; Cultural change; Decision making; Discourse; Natural resource management; Schemas

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; CULTURAL CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34447304606     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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