Economic incentives for sustainable resource consumption at a large university – Past performance and future considerations

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 252-266

  Levy, Jonathan I ^a   Dilwali, Kumkum M ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Environmental Health & Engineering Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Energy; Health; Loans

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986105918     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/1467630010352309     Document Type: Article

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