The HES framework

Roland W. Scholz; Claudia R. Binder; Daniel Lang

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511921520.020

The HES framework

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The HES framework. / Scholz, Roland W.; Binder, Claudia R.; Lang, Daniel.
Environmental Literacy in Science and Society: From Knowledge to Decisions. ed. / Roland W. Scholz. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. p. 453-462.

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Harvard

Scholz, RW, Binder, CR & Lang, D 2011, The HES framework. in RW Scholz (ed.), Environmental Literacy in Science and Society: From Knowledge to Decisions. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 453-462. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511921520.020

APA

Scholz, R. W., Binder, C. R., & Lang, D. (2011). The HES framework. In R. W. Scholz (Ed.), Environmental Literacy in Science and Society: From Knowledge to Decisions (pp. 453-462). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511921520.020

Vancouver

Scholz RW, Binder CR, Lang D. The HES framework. In Scholz RW, editor, Environmental Literacy in Science and Society: From Knowledge to Decisions. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2011. p. 453-462 doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511921520.020

Bibtex

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