Transformational Sustainability Research Methodology

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Transformational Sustainability Research Methodology. / Wiek, Arnim; Lang, Daniel J.
Sustainability Science: An Introduction. Hrsg. / Harald Heinrichs; Pim Martens; Gerd Michelsen; Arnim Wiek. Dordrecht: Springer Science+Business Media, 2016. S. 31-41 3.

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Wiek, A & Lang, DJ 2016, Transformational Sustainability Research Methodology. in H Heinrichs, P Martens, G Michelsen & A Wiek (Hrsg.), Sustainability Science: An Introduction., 3, Springer Science+Business Media, Dordrecht, S. 31-41. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7242-6_3

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Wiek, A., & Lang, D. J. (2016). Transformational Sustainability Research Methodology. In H. Heinrichs, P. Martens, G. Michelsen, & A. Wiek (Hrsg.), Sustainability Science: An Introduction (S. 31-41). Artikel 3 Springer Science+Business Media. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7242-6_3

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Wiek A, Lang DJ. Transformational Sustainability Research Methodology. in Heinrichs H, Martens P, Michelsen G, Wiek A, Hrsg., Sustainability Science: An Introduction. Dordrecht: Springer Science+Business Media. 2016. S. 31-41. 3 doi: 10.1007/978-94-017-7242-6_3

Bibtex

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