The quality of sustainability science: A philosophical perspective

Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-44

  Ziegler, Rafael ^a   Ott, Konrad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Culture (human); Evaluation; Interdisciplinary research; Participatory planning; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960221385     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15487733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15487733.2011.11908063     Document Type: Article

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