Research and Solutions: University Education for Sustainability: Projects, Problems, and Professionalism

Sustainability (United States)

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 124-129

  Meehan, Barry ^a   Thomas, Ian ^b  

^a School of Applied Science   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

environment; problem based learning; professionalism; projects; sustainability education; university

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862181186     PISSN: 19370695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/SUS.2008.9975     Document Type: Article

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