Integration needs in assessments of nanotechnology in food and agriculture

Etikk i Praksis

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 38-54

  Forsberg, Ellen Marie ^a   De Lauwere, Carolien ^b  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Emerging technologies; Integrated assessment; Nanotechnology; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880714922     PISSN: 18903991     EISSN: 18904009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5324/eip.v7i1.1789     Document Type: Article

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