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The Promise of Sustainability in Higher Education: A Synthesis

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  1. Arjen E. J. Wals
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  1. Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida, USA

    Peter Blaze Corcoran

  2. Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Arjen E. J. Wals

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Wals, A.E.J., Corcoran, P.B. (2004). The Promise of Sustainability in Higher Education: A Synthesis. In: Corcoran, P.B., Wals, A.E.J. (eds) Higher Education and the Challenge of Sustainability. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48515-X_17

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