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This chapter examines societal and industry factors that have converged in recent years to create a working environment in academia that the author will assert is not sustainable. Moving from a personal perspective, into a community view and back again, this chapter aims to critique current and upcoming industry practices within a frame of social sustainability.
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Przybylak, B. (2014). Academic Seeking Sustainability. In: Lemon, N., Garvis, S. (eds) Being “In and Out”. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-830-5_12
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