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This short overview points out some areas where social sciences may provide a contribution to sustainable development initiatives at the campus level, presents some challenges to the application of the social sciences within this context, and outlines some of the actions needed to catalyse further developments in this field.
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Leal Filho, W., Zint, M. (2016). Social Sciences and Campus Sustainable Development: The Way Forward. In: Leal Filho, W., Zint, M. (eds) The Contribution of Social Sciences to Sustainable Development at Universities. World Sustainability Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26866-8_19
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