How much do engineering students know about sustainable development? The findings of an international survey and possible implications for the engineering curriculum

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-19

  Azapagic, Adisa ^a   Perdan, Slobodan ^a   Shallcross, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Engineering curriculum; Engineering education; International survey; Sustainability education; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 85065383705     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043790512331313804     Document Type: Article

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