Institutional assessment tools for sustainability in higher education: Strengths, weaknesses, and implications for practice and theory

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 254-270

  Shriberg, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecology; Environmental management strategy; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986133653     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676370210434714     Document Type: Review

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