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The Practice of Sustainability in Higher Education: An Introduction

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Higher Education and the Challenge of Sustainability

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  1. Kim E. Walker
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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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Walker, K.E., Wals, A.E.J., Corcoran, P.B. (2004). The Practice of Sustainability in Higher Education: An Introduction. 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_18

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