Co-designing social systems by designing technical artifacts: A conceptual approach

Philosophy and Design: From Engineering to Architecture

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 233-245

  Krohs, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 57249108167     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6591-0_18     Document Type: Chapter

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