Systems thinking: A review of sustainability management research

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 148, Issue , 2017, Pages 866-881

  Williams, Amanda ^a   Kennedy, Steve ^a   Philipp, Felix ^b   Whiteman, Gail ^c  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Literature review; Multi level; Sustainability management; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEM THEORY;

INTEGRATED FRAMEWORKS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MULTILEVELS; RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES; SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION; SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENTS; SYSTEMS THINKING;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 85014850866     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.02.002     Document Type: Review

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