Analyzing a transition to a sustainability-oriented science system in Germany

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages 16-28

  Schneidewind, Uwe ^a,b,c   Augenstein, Karoline ^a  

^a Institute for Ecological Economy Research   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Germany; Multi level perspective; Science system transition; Sustainability research; Transdisciplinarity

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTION; HEURISTICS; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; RESEARCH WORK; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SUSTAINABILITY;

GERMANY;

EID: 84867745037     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22104224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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