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The Morecambe Bay Curriculum: Bringing about culture change through education

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The Morecambe Bay Curriculum: Bringing about culture change through education. / Garrett, Beth; Nelkon, Carys.
Civic partners in net zero: Innovative approaches to universities working with their places to achieve net zero targets. Key Cities Innovation Network, 2024. p. 47-64.

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Garrett, B & Nelkon, C 2024, The Morecambe Bay Curriculum: Bringing about culture change through education. in Civic partners in net zero: Innovative approaches to universities working with their places to achieve net zero targets. Key Cities Innovation Network, pp. 47-64. <https://keycities.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/KCIN-UI1-CIVIC-PARTNERS-IN-NET-ZERO-ONLINE.pdf>

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Garrett, B., & Nelkon, C. (2024). The Morecambe Bay Curriculum: Bringing about culture change through education. In Civic partners in net zero: Innovative approaches to universities working with their places to achieve net zero targets (pp. 47-64). Key Cities Innovation Network. https://keycities.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/KCIN-UI1-CIVIC-PARTNERS-IN-NET-ZERO-ONLINE.pdf

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Garrett B, Nelkon C. The Morecambe Bay Curriculum: Bringing about culture change through education. In Civic partners in net zero: Innovative approaches to universities working with their places to achieve net zero targets. Key Cities Innovation Network. 2024. p. 47-64

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Garrett, Beth ; Nelkon, Carys. / The Morecambe Bay Curriculum : Bringing about culture change through education. Civic partners in net zero: Innovative approaches to universities working with their places to achieve net zero targets. Key Cities Innovation Network, 2024. pp. 47-64

Bibtex

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