Green Universities in China - What matters?

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 36-45

  Yuan, Xueliang ^a   Zuo, Jian ^b   Huisingh, Donald ^c  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Stakeholder involvement; Sustainability performance; The Green University; University transformation

Indexed keywords

CHINA; STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE; THE GREEN UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY TRANSFORMATION;

CURRICULA; PLANNING; RESEARCH; STUDENTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 84886946953     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.12.030     Document Type: Article

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