The education for sustainable development movement in Japan: a political perspective

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 483-496

  Nomura, Ko ^a   Abe, Osamu ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RIKKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

civil society movement; education for sustainable development; environmental movement; Japan; Johannesburg Summit; UN Decade of ESD

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952127143     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504620903056355     Document Type: Article

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