Quantifying externalities in solid waste management in Hong Kong

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 282-289

  Chung, Shan Shan ^a   Poon, Chi Sun ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC EVALUATION; INCINERATION; LANDFILLING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHINA, HONG KONG;

EID: 0030743828     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1997)123:3(282)     Document Type: Article

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