Participation and the ecology of environmental awareness and action

Participation and Learning: Perspectives on Education and the Environment, Health and Sustainability

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 98-110

  Chawla, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 73849105860     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6416-6_6     Document Type: Chapter

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