Consensus building and knowledge integration methods applied to technology implementation in the Swiss waste incineration industry

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 368-389

  Sell, Joachim ^a,b,c   Scholz, Roland W ^b,c,d,e,f  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c GOE Zurich   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^f MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consensus building; Decision making; Knowledge integration; Stakeholder networks; Technology evaluation; Technology implementation; Waste incineration

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION METHODS;

WASTE INCINERATION;

DECISION MAKING; INCINERATION; STAKEHOLDER; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 1942541511     PISSN: 14662132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2003.004122     Document Type: Review

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