A personal view: Environmental education-its content and delivery

Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-13

  Ehrlich, Paul R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Culture gap population; Education; Environment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BIODIVERSITY; CIVILIZATION; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATOLOGY; CULTURAL TRADITION; CURRICULUM; ECONOMIC SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MEDIA INDUSTRY; STUDENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84977100646     PISSN: 21906483     EISSN: 21906491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13412-011-0006-3     Document Type: Article

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