When natural met social: A review of collaboration between the natural and social sciences

Interdisciplinary Science Reviews

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 341-358

  Fischer, Arnout R H ^a   Tobi, Hilde ^a   Ronteltap, Amber ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Interdisciplinary research; Literature review; Natural science social science collaboration

Indexed keywords

EID: 83255164924     PISSN: 03080188     EISSN: 17432790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/030801811X13160755918688     Document Type: Review

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