How the design of socio-technical experiments can enable radical changes for sustainability

International Journal of Design

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1-21

  Ceschin, Fabrizio ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design for Sustainability; Product Service System; Radical Innovations; Socio technical Experiment; Strategic Niche Management; Transition Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920111130     PISSN: 19913761     EISSN: 1994036X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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