Transdisciplinarity in practice: Experience from a concept-based research programme addressing global change and sustainable development

GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 275-277

  Hurni, Hans ^a   Wiesmann, Urs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

NCCR North South; Non scientific stakeholders; Sustainable development; Transdisciplinarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908262456     PISSN: 09405550     EISSN: 26255413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14512/gaia.23.3.15     Document Type: Article

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