Pollution and waste production in home-based enterprises in developing countries: Perceptions and realities

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 275-299

  Tipple, Graham ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 16344395352     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000338181     Document Type: Article

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