Knowledge for sustainable development: A worldviews perspective

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 687-709

  van Opstal, Maarten ^a,b   Hugé, Jean ^a,c,d,e  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Participation; Science for sustainable development; Sustainable development; Worldviews

Indexed keywords

HEGEMONY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; LITERATURE REVIEW; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84876691413     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-012-9401-5     Document Type: Review

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