Sustainability in tertiary curricula: What is stopping it happening?

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-47

  Thomas, Ian ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Education; Environment; Sustainable development; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 85032069488     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676370410517387     Document Type: Article

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