Integrative approaches to environmental sustainability at universities: an overview of challenges and priorities

Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-14

  Filho, Walter Leal ^a,b   Shiel, Chris ^c   do Paço, Arminda ^d  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

challenges; environmental sustainability; Europe; overview; universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924490663     PISSN: 1943815X     EISSN: 19438168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1943815X.2014.988273     Document Type: Article

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