Pathways towards sustainability through higher education

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-82

  Sibbel, Anne ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumers; Curriculum development; Graduates; Higher education; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449111232     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676370910925262     Document Type: Article

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