Practicing Sustainability in an Urban University: A case study of a behavior based energy conservation project

Applied Environmental Education and Communication

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-17

  Chan, Stuart ^a   Dolderman, Dan ^a   Savan, Beth ^a   Wakefield, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84868254068     PISSN: 1533015X     EISSN: 15330389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1533015X.2012.728060     Document Type: Article

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