Some considerations for applying business sustainability practices to campus environmental challenges

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-160

  Walton, Steve V ^a   Galea, Chris E ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Governance; Higher education; Management activities; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 18244371920     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676370510589864     Document Type: Article

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