Challenges in operating sustainability initiatives in Northwest Mexico

Sustainable Development

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 401-409

  Velázquez, Luis ^a   Munguía, Nora ^a   Zavala, Andrea ^a   Navarrete, Maria De Los Ángeles ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Mexico; Outreaching and partnership; Sustainability; Sustainable production

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957080613     PISSN: 09680802     EISSN: 10991719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sd.357     Document Type: Article

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