An integral overview of climate change: Why truth is not enough

Journal of Integral Theory and Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-42

  Esbjörn Hargens, Sean ^a  

^a JOHN F KENNEDY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Integral Research; Integral Theory; Perspectives; Quadrants

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957857356     PISSN: 19445083     EISSN: 19445091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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