Systemic knowledge management in hydraulic systems: I. A postulate on paradigm shifts as a methodological tool

Journal of Hydroinformatics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-140

  Khatibi, Rahman H ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Hydraulic systems; Institutionalisation; Paradigm and paradigm shifts; Problem solving methodology; Systemic postulate knowledge management

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011424276     PISSN: 14647141     EISSN: 14651734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/hydro.2003.0010     Document Type: Article

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