Linking material and energy flow analyses and social theory

Ecological Economics

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1676-1686

  Schiller, Frank ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse theory; Material flow analysis; Paradigm; Social learning; Social reflexivity; Weak and strong sustainability

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ENERGY FLOW; LEARNING; LIBERALISM; MODELING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 62449083653     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.08.017     Document Type: Article

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