A response to Scott's concerns about the relevance of environmental education research: applying social–ecological systems thinking and consilience to defining research goals

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-198

  Krasny, Marianne E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

consilience; research goals; resilience; social ecological systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960192436     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504620902770352     Document Type: Article

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