Education for sustainability in university studies: Experiences from a project involving European and Latin American universities

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 81-93

  Geli De Ciurana, Anna M ^a   Filho, Walter Leal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b Department of Life Sciences ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Curriculum development; Green marketing; Higher education; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 29344445269     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676370610639263     Document Type: Review

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