Environmental shifts for social work: A principles approach

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 270-277

  Miller, Shari E ^a   Hayward, R Anna ^b   Shaw, Terry V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological justice; Environment; Environmental justice; Social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861865508     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2011.00848.x     Document Type: Article

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