Institutional fit and the sustainability of social-ecological systems

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 14, Issue , 2015, Pages 34-40

  Epstein, Graham ^a   Pittman, Jeremy ^b   Alexander, Steven M ^b   Berdej, Samantha ^b   Dyck, Thomas ^c   Kreitmair, Ursula ^a   Raithwell, Kaitlyn J ^b   Villamayor Tomas, Sergio ^d   Vogt, Jessica ^a,e   Armitage, Derek ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; KNOWLEDGE; POLICY APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; TYPOLOGY;

EID: 84925446911     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2015.03.005     Document Type: Review

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