Using a class to conduct a carbon inventory: A case study with practical results at Macalester College

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 228-238

  Wells, Christopher W ^a   Savanick, Suzanne ^a   Manning, Christie ^a  

^a MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditing; Carbon; Global warming; Higher education; Sustainability planning; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349422434     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676370910972549     Document Type: Article

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