Double coupling: Modeling subjectivity and asymmetric organization in social-ecological systems

Ecology and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Manuel Navarrete, David ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Congruence; Conscious power; Coupled nature human systems; Social ecological organization; Subjectivity; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; MODELING; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SOCIAL THEORY; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84943179041     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-07720-200326     Document Type: Article

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