Patterns in transitions: Understanding complex chains of change

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 90-102

  Hans de Haan, J ^a   Rotmans, Jan ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Complexity; Societal systems; Storylines; Transition paths; Transition patterns

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; SOCIETAL SYSTEMS; STORYLINES; TRANSITION PATHS; TRANSITION PATTERNS;

COMPLEXITY; SOCIAL CHANGE; TYPOLOGY;

EID: 78649755831     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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