Cultural evolution and social metabolism

Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 315-324

  Sieferle, Rolf Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Autopoiesis; Coevolution; Cultural evolution; Evolution; Metabolism; Social metabolism

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; METABOLISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 83455221644     PISSN: 04353684     EISSN: 14680467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0467.2011.00385.x     Document Type: Article

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