Intergenerational efforts to develop a healthy environment for everyone: Sustainability as a human rights issue

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 27-40

  Kruger, Tina M ^a   Savage, Caroline E ^a   Newsham, Patrick ^a  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Climate change; Human rights; Natural environment; Recycling; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; BASIC NEEDS; BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; PLANT LEAF; QUALITY OF LIFE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENT; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84942616998     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: 15413535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0091415015591108     Document Type: Article

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