Sustainability in the education of industrial designers: The case for Australia

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 189-202

  Ramirez, Mariano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Curricula; Education; Industrial design; Sustainable design; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644930293     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676370610655959     Document Type: Article

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