Lab experiments for the study of social-ecological systems

Science

Volumn 328, Issue 5978, 2010, Pages 613-617

  Janssen, Marco A ^a   Holahan, Robert ^a   Lee, Allen ^a   Ostrom, Elinor ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELDWORK; FISHERY; FOREST; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PASTURE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; FIELD STUDY; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOREST; GOVERNMENT; LABORATORY TEST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; GAME THEORY; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; PUNISHMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77951798632     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1183532     Document Type: Article

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