Improving decision making for sustainability: A case study from New Zealand

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 379-389

  Geertshuis, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Competences; Decision making; Education; New Zealand; Sustainable development; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350214357     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676370910990729     Document Type: Article

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