Educational initiative of Osaka University in sustainability science: Mobilizing science and technology towards sustainability

Sustainability Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-53

  Uwasu, Michinori ^a   Yabar, Helmut ^a   Hara, Keishiro ^a   Shimoda, Yoshiyuki ^a   Saijo, Tatsuyoshi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Curriculum design; Education network; Sustainability education; Sustainability science

Indexed keywords

EID: 64449084722     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-009-0066-4     Document Type: Article

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