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2018 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Sustainability in Universities in the Asia-Pacific Region: An Introduction

Authors : Walter Leal Filho, Usha Iyer-Raniga, Judy Rogers

Published in: Sustainable Development Research in the Asia-Pacific Region

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

In 2014, the Asia and Pacific Region had a population of 4.3 billion, which represented 60% of the world’s total.

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Metadata
Title
Sustainability in Universities in the Asia-Pacific Region: An Introduction
Authors
Walter Leal Filho
Usha Iyer-Raniga
Judy Rogers
Copyright Year
2018
Book
Sustainable Development Research in the Asia-Pacific Region

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-73292-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-73293-0

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73293-0_1