Teaching the importance of culture and interdisciplinary education for sustainable development

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 48-66

  Eagan, Patrick ^a   Cook, Tanya ^a   Joeres, Erhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate culture; Environment; Industrial design; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845737430     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676370210414173     Document Type: Article

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