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Sterling, S. (2004). Higher Education, Sustainability, and the Role of Systemic Learning. In: Corcoran, P.B., Wals, A.E.J. (eds) Higher Education and the Challenge of Sustainability. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48515-X_5

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