Evolution and structure of sustainability science

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 108, Issue 49, 2011, Pages 19540-19545

  Bettencourt, Luís M A ^a,b   Kaur, Jasleen ^c  

^a SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geography; Networks; Population dynamics; Science of science; Topological transition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CITY; DISCIPLINES RELATING TO BIOMEDICINE; ECOSYSTEM; ENGINEERING; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; PUBLICATION; SCIENCE; SOCIETY; SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PUBLICATIONS; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; TIME FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 83755195610     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1102712108     Document Type: Article

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