Can nature teach us good research practice? A critical look at Frederic Vester's bio-cybernetic systems approach

Journal of Research Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Ulrich, Werner ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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