Hope for the best and prepare for the worst: Interaction design and the tipping point

Interactions

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 26-30

  Blevis, Eli ^a   Blevis, Shunying ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE SCIENCE; CLIMATE SCIENTISTS; FOOD PRODUCTION; INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; INTERACTION DESIGN; POLICY MAKERS; SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION; SCIENTIFIC PREDICTIONS; TIPPING POINT;

BRIDGES; DESIGN;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 77956372234     PISSN: 10725520     EISSN: 15583449     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1836216.1836223     Document Type: Article

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