German Academia heading for sustainability?: reflections on policy and practice in teaching, research and institutional innovations

Maik Adomßent; Gerd Michelsen

doi:10.1080/13504620500527758

German Academia heading for sustainability? reflections on policy and practice in teaching, research and institutional innovations

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German Academia heading for sustainability? reflections on policy and practice in teaching, research and institutional innovations. / Adomßent, Maik ; Michelsen, Gerd.
in: Environmental Education Research, Jahrgang 12, Nr. 1, 01.02.2006, S. 85-99.

Publikation: Beiträge in Zeitschriften › Zeitschriftenaufsätze › Forschung

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