Social learning and sustainability science: Which role can stakeholder participation play?

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 146-163

  Siebenhüner, Bernd ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b Department of Ecological Economics ^*  (Germany)

^c Global Governance Project   (Germany)

Author keywords

Knowledge production; Participatory procedures; Social learning; Sustainability science

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; PERSONAL AIRCRAFT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EMPOWERMENTS; STAKEHOLDERS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 4944255048     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2004.005368     Document Type: Review

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