Facilitating transdisciplinary sustainable development research teams through online collaboration

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-48

  Dale, Ann ^a   Newman, Lenore ^a   Ling, Chris ^a  

^a ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Communication; Communication technologies; Research; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 72249087353     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676371011010039     Document Type: Article

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