Indicator development as 'boundary spanning' between scientists and policy-makers

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 743-752

  Pülzl, Helga ^a   Rametsteiner, Ewald ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; POLICY MAKING; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 75849130840     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/030234209X481987     Document Type: Article

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