Relating fruit and vegetable consumption in households with residue generation and utilization in the city of Heraklion, Crete, Greece

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 353-360

  Manios, Yiannis ^a   Harizani, Katerina ^b   Markakis, George ^b   Galani, Polyxeni ^b   Manios, Thrassyvoulos ^b  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Compost; Consumption; Crete; Fruit; Greece; Heraklion; Residues; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DOMESTIC WASTE; FRUIT; PLANT RESIDUE; VEGETABLE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CRETE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; HERAKLION; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 27544433580     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500509469645     Document Type: Article

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