Changing environments: The challenge for environmental education in China

Geography

Volumn 83, Issue 360, 1998, Pages 227-236

  Lee, John C K ^a   Tilbury, Daniella ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; POLITICAL CHANGE;

CHINA;

EID: 0031687003     PISSN: 00167487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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