Evolution of an interdisciplinary course in sustainability and design for environment

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 294-300

  Cooper, Joyce Smith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Design for environment; Interdisciplinary pedagogy; Sustainability; Team projects

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249298694     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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