Sustainability transitions and the nature of technology

Foundations of Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 195-225

  Paredis, Erik ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Philosophy of technology; Socio technical transitions research; Sustainable development; Sustainable technology; Transition governance

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955870789     PISSN: 12331821     EISSN: 15728471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10699-010-9197-4     Document Type: Article

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