A vision on the role of environmental higher education contributing to the sustainable development in Malaysia

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 6-12

  Foo, K Y ^a,b  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b RIVER ENGINEERING AND URBAN DRAINAGE RESEARCH CENTRE REDAC   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Developing country; Education; Emerging economy; Green University; Malaysia; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; EMERGING ECONOMIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS (EIA); GREEN UNIVERSITY; HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; MALAYSIA; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHLOROCRAMBE HASTATA;

EID: 84886949868     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.05.014     Document Type: Article

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