Quality of data, information and knowledge in regional foresight processes

Futures

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1117-1130

  Uotila, Tuomo ^a   Melkas, Helinä ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; FUTURE PROSPECT; INFORMATION; KNOWLEDGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 34548555774     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2007.03.019     Document Type: Article

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