Environmental management and sustainability in higher education: The case of Spanish Universities

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 440-455

  Leon Fernandez, Yolanda ^a   Domínguez Vilches, Eugenio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Spanish universities; Sustainability; Typology tools; University environmental awareness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930716147     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJSHE-07-2013-0084     Document Type: Article

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