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Archetype analysis in sustainability research

Methodological Portfolio and Analytical Frontiers

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ID4240697
AuthorsDiana Sietz (0000-0002-2309-2134, Leibniz Association), Ulrich Frey (0000-0002-9803-1336, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)), Matteo Roggero (0000-0003-1297-9706, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin), Yanqing Gong (0000-0003-0410-6489, Zhejiang University), Nicholas Magliocca (0000-0002-0971-0207, University of Alabama), Rong Tan (0000-0003-3961-3106, Zhejiang University), Peter Janssen (0000-0002-8463-5577), Peter H Janssen (0000-0002-1022-3502, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency), Tomá Václavík, Tomáš Václavík (0000-0002-1113-6320, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research)
Year2019
Volume24
Issue3
Publication date2019-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueConservation Ecology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1195-5449 • E-ISSN: 1708-3087
PublisherResilience Alliance (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.5751/es-11103-240334
OpenAlexW2976187466
LanguageEN
Citations received61
References cited56

Sietz, D., U. Frey, M. Roggero, Y. Gong, N. Magliocca, R. Tan, P. Janssen, and T. Václavík. 2019. Archetype analysis in sustainability research: methodological portfolio and analytical frontiers. Ecology and Society 24(3):34. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-11103-240334

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