Early participation in the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 215-227

  Swearingen White, Stacey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic staff; Global warming; Higher education; United States of America; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349414665     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676370910972530     Document Type: Article

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