Ergoecology: Fundamentals of a new multidisciplinary field

Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 111-133

  García Acosta, Gabriel ^a,b   Pinilla, Martha Helena Saravia ^c   Larrahondo, Paulo Andrés Romero ^a   Morales, Karen Lange ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^d DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ecoefficiency; ecology; ecoproductivity; ergoecology; ergonomic system; ergonomics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897057196     PISSN: 1463922X     EISSN: 1464536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1463922X.2012.678909     Document Type: Article

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