ICT applications in the research into environmental sustainability: A user preferences approach

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 81-100

  Chiabai, Aline ^a   Rübbelke, Dirk ^a,b   Maurer, Lisa ^c  

^a BASQUE CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE BC3   (Spain)

^b BASQUE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE   (Spain)

^c GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Climate change; Energy efficiency; Information and communication technology (ICT); Natural resources; Sustainability; User preferences

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; EXPERT SYSTEM; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; NATURAL RESOURCE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84871352353     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-012-9376-2     Document Type: Article

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