Societal transformation in response to global environmental change: A review of emerging concepts

2014/11/28 by Giuseppe Feola · 679 citations
Decision Sciences · Engineering · Environmental Science · Mathematics · #Artificial intelligence #Complex Systems and Decision Making #Computer science #Conceptualization #Dialog box #Engineering #Environmental Education and Sustainability #Epistemology #Linguistics #Management science #Mathematics #Metaphor #Outcome (game theory) #Social science #Sociology #Sustainability and Climate Change Governance #Transformation (genetics) #Transformation processes

paper · open access · doi:10.1007/s13280-014-0582-z

published in AMBIO 44(5), 376-390 (Springer Science+Business Media)

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