The roles of academia in Regional Sustainability Initiatives

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1057-1066

  Zilahy, Gyula ^a   Huisingh, Donald ^b  

^a Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Higher education and sustainable development; Regional development; Regional Sustainability Initiatives; Stakeholder involvement

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS; EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; HIGHER EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL LEVELS; REGIONAL SUSTAINABILITY; REGIONAL SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES; STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT;

EDUCATION; INGOT MOLDS; REGIONAL PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 67349259333     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.03.018     Document Type: Article

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