The practical value of theory: Conceptualising learning in the pursuit of a sustainable development

Social Learning Towards a Sustainable World: Principles, Perspectives, and Praxis

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 83-97

  Loeber, Anne ^a   Van Mierlo, Barbara ^b   Grin, John ^a,c,d   Leeuwis, Cees ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Amsterdam Sch of Social Sci Res   (Netherlands)

^d Dutch Knowledge Network on System Innovations   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77952806486     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-594-9     Document Type: Chapter

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