Communication and sustainability science teams as complex systems

Ecology and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  McGreavy, Bridie ^a   Lindenfeld, Laura ^a   Bieluch, Karen Hutchins ^b   Silka, Linda ^a   Leahy, Jessica ^a   Zoellick, Bill ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Acadia National Park   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Interdisciplinary collaboration; Public participation in scientific research; Resilience; Structuration theory; Sustainability science

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; RESEARCH; SUSTAINABILITY;

MAINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84923627159     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-06644-200102     Document Type: Article

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