Quality of life case studies for university teaching in sustainable development

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 127-138

  Lan Yuan, Lim ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Case studies; Learning; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986120902     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676370110388345     Document Type: Article

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