Governing epidemics in an age of complexity: Narratives, politics and pathways to sustainability

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 369-377

  Leach, Melissa ^a   Scoones, Ian ^a   Stirling, Andrew ^b  

^a Institute of Development Studies   (United Kingdom)

^b ESRC STEPS Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Epidemics; Framing; Governance; Narrative; Pathways; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AVIAN INFLUENZA; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH POLICY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LAND USE CHANGE; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

AVES;

EID: 77953771203     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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