Engaging higher education institutions in the challenge of sustainability: Sustainable transport as a catalyst for action

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 62-71

  Hancock, Linda ^a   Nuttman, Sonia ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case study; Higher education; Sustainable transport

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; FORMAL AND INFORMAL NETWORKS; HIGHER EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT; STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE; SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT;

CATALYSTS; COMMERCE; COMPLEX NETWORKS; ECOLOGY; MARKETING; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84887236571     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.07.062     Document Type: Article

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