Inventory of content in basic courses in environment and sustainable development at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 355-364

  Lundqvist, U ^a   Svanstrom M ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Course content; Curriculum; Education for sustainable development: ESD; Engineering education; Higher education; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 47349128811     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043790802088749     Document Type: Article

References (8)

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