Humans and technology in the anthropocene: Six rules

Anthropocene Review

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 126-136

  Haff, Peter ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropocene; Coarse graining; Complexity; Control; Technology; Technosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006216377     PISSN: 20530196     EISSN: 2053020X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2053019614530575     Document Type: Article

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