Innovation and metastability: A systems model

Ecology and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Winder, Nick ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive potential; Complex adaptive systems; Cultural ecodynamics; Innovation; Metastability; Resilience

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCE; INNOVATION; MODELING; NEW SPECIES; RESILIENCE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 41249084995     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-02068-120228     Document Type: Article

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