Informal waste harvesting in Victoria Falls town, Zimbabwe: Socio-economic benefits

Habitat International

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 838-848

  Masocha, Mhosisi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Informal waste harvesting; Socio economic benefits; Victoria Falls town

Indexed keywords

RESOURCE USE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SOLID WASTE; URBAN AREA; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; MASVINGO; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 33749990034     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2005.09.007     Document Type: Article

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