Geo-engineering, governance, and social-ecological systems: Critical issues and joint research needs

Ecology and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Galaz, Victor ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM RESILIENCE CENTRE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Earth Stewardship; Geo Engineering; Global Environmental Governance; Innovation; Planetary Boundaries; Resilience Thinking

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EARTH; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INNOVATION; LEARNING;

EID: 84860895880     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-04677-170124     Document Type: Article

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