Learning as changes in activity systems: The emergence of on-farm biogas production for carbon credits

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-155

  Pereira Querol, Marco Antonio ^a   Seppänen, Laura ^b  

^a Center for Activity Theory and Developmental Work Research   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Activity theory; Biogas production; Environmental management; Social learning

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 69249112298     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000009788632359     Document Type: Article

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