Journal Article10.1016/J.JCLEPRO.2011.10.006
Declarations for sustainability in higher education: becoming better leaders, through addressing the university system
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed the texts of eleven declarations, charters, and partnerships developed for higher education institutions to represent university leaders' intentions to help improve the effectiveness of education for sustainable development (ESD).
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About: This article is published in Journal of Cleaner Production. The article was published on 01 Jun 2013. The article focuses on the topics: University system & Education for sustainable development.
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