Problem and Opportunity

Integrating Anthropology, Ecology, and Policy through Adaptive Experimentation in the Urban U.S. Southwest

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7800518
AutoresDavid Casagrande (0000-0002-2826-0686, Western Illinois University, autor de correspondencia), Diane Hope (0000-0002-4649-5833, Arizona State University), Elizabeth Farley-Metzger, William Cook (0000-0002-0642-2103), William M Cook (Western Illinois University), T Yabiku (0000-0002-3780-0349), Scott Yabiku, Charles L Redman (0000-0001-7193-7368, Arizona State University), Charles Redman (0000-0002-9325-1815)
Año2007
Volumen66
Número2
Páginas125-139
Fecha de publicación2007-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHuman Organization (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0018-7259 • E-ISSN: 1938-3517
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.17730/humo.66.2.h5277q2u27354358
OpenAlexW2122668090
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas56

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