Beyond "beyond GDP indicators:" The need for reflexivity in science for governance

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 21, Issue , 2015, Pages 53-61

  Kovacic, Zora ^a   Giampietro, Mario ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Complexity; Integrated assessment; Post normal science; Quality assurance; Sustainability; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921285757     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2014.11.007     Document Type: Article

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