A review of transdisciplinary research in sustainability science

Ecological Economics

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-15

  Brandt, Patric ^a   Ernst, Anna ^a   Gralla, Fabienne ^a   Luederitz, Christopher ^a   Lang, Daniel J ^a   Newig, Jens ^a   Reinert, Florian ^a   Abson, David J ^a   Von Wehrden, Henrik ^a,b  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^b Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology   (Austria)

Author keywords

Knowledge types; Methods; Practitioners' involvement; Process phases

Indexed keywords

IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; KNOWLEDGE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RESEARCH WORK; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84878172005     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.04.008     Document Type: Short Survey

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