The Anthropocene as media: Information systems and the creation of the human earth

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-140

  Allenby, Brad ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropocene; Earth systems engineering and management; Information and communication technology (ICT); Macroethics; Telework; Urban systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 48349129414     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764208321345     Document Type: Article

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