Research needs and challenges faced in supporting scenario design in sustainability science: a literature review

Sustainability Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 331-347

  Kishita, Yusuke ^a   Hara, Keishiro ^a   Uwasu, Michinori ^a   Umeda, Yasushi ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Design support; Knowledge structuring; Literature review; Research agenda; Scenario design; Stakeholder participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958152453     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-015-0340-6     Document Type: Article

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