What do final year engineering students know about sustainable development?

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 267-277

  Nicolaou, I ^a   Conlon, E ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

engineering education; sustainable development

Indexed keywords

HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; PLANNING; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SURVEYS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84861852657     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043797.2012.681863     Document Type: Article

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