The essential role of expertise on natural resources in climate change Master's education

International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-42

  Willems, Patrick ^a   Kroeze, Carolien ^b,c   L̈hr, Ansje ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate change education; Multidisciplinary; Natural resource sectors; Water sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859386441     PISSN: 17408822     EISSN: 17408830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISD.2012.046051     Document Type: Article

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