A qualitative network model for understanding regional metabolism in the context of Social-Economic-Natural Complex Ecosystem theory

Ecological Informatics

Volumn 26, Issue P1, 2015, Pages 29-34

  Yao, Liang ^a   Liu, Jingru ^a   Wang, Rusong ^a   Yin, Ke ^a   Han, Baolong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Qualitative network models; Regional metabolism; SENCE theory; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; BENCHMARKING; BIOFUEL; CROP PLANT; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; MODEL; NETWORK ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGIONAL PLANNING; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84939569089     PISSN: 15749541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.05.014     Document Type: Article

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