Ecological sustainability: What role for public health education?

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2028-2040

  Fleming, Mary Louise ^a   Tenkate, Thomas ^a   Gould, Trish ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecology; Education; Environment; Public health; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH EDUCATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNIVERSITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HEALTH EDUCATION; INTERNATIONALITY; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 68149139670     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6072028     Document Type: Review

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