Nurturing Technologies for Sustainability Transitions

Foundations of Science

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 367-372

  Bos, A P ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Constructivism; Substantivism; Sustainability; Technology; Transition management; Transition research

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTIVISM; IN CONTEXTS; ROLE OF TECHNOLOGIES; SUBSTANTIVISM; SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITION; TRANSITION MANAGEMENT;

RESEARCH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84878352485     PISSN: 12331821     EISSN: 15728471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10699-011-9271-6     Document Type: Article

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