Creating 'learning laboratories' for sustainable development in biospheres: A systems thinking approach

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-62

  Nguyen, Nam C ^a   Bosch, Ockie J H ^a   Maani, Kambiz E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Causal loop modelling; Collaborative learning; Learning laboratories; Sustainable development; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650983972     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.1044     Document Type: Article

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