An ecosystem approach for sustainability: Addressing the challenge of complexity

Futures

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 721-742

  Kay, James J ^a   Regier, Henry A ^b   Boyle, Michelle ^a   Francis, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 6544294654     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-3287(99)00029-4     Document Type: Article

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