Beyond barriers: examining root causes behind commonly cited Cleaner Production barriers in Vietnam

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 14, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 1576-1585

  Mitchell, Carrie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barriers; Cleaner Production; Education; Industry; Training; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PRODUCTION CONTROL; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BARRIERS; CLEANER PRODUCTION; ROOT CAUSES; VIETNAM;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33745751382     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2005.04.010     Document Type: Article

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