A benefit-cost analysis on the economic feasibility of construction waste minimisation: The case of Malaysia

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 86-98

  Begum, Rawshan Ara ^a   Siwar, Chamhuri ^a   Pereira, Joy Jacqueline ^a   Jaafar, Abdul Hamid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Benefit cost analysis; Construction waste materials; Reduce, reuse and recycling; Waste generation

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS; CONSTRUCTION WASTE MATERIALS; REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLING; WASTE GENERATION;

SOLID WASTES;

CONSTRUCTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MALAYSIA; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POLICY; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33744941582     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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