An optimisation model for regional integrated solid waste management I. Model formulation

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-45

  Abou Najm, M ^a   El Fadel, M ^a   Ayoub, G ^a   El Taha, M ^b   Al Awar, F ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Linear programming; Model for integrated solid waste management; Optimisation; wmr 455 2

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

MANAGEMENT POLICIES;

SOLID WASTES;

MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; MODEL; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; RECYCLING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0036237677     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242x0202000105     Document Type: Article

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