Aboriginal principles for sustainable development as told in traditional law stories

Sustainable Development

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 341-356

  Sveiby, Karl Erik ^a  

^a HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aboriginal people; Australia; Holistic; Indigenous knowledge; Steady state; Story telling; Strong sustainability; Sustainable development; Sustainable society; Weak sustainability

Indexed keywords

INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LEARNING; MODEL; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 70849098578     PISSN: 09680802     EISSN: 10991719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sd.389     Document Type: Article

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