Solid waste collection by the private sector: Households' perspective-Findings from a study in Dar es Salaam city, Tanzania

Habitat International

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 769-780

  Kassim, Salha M ^a   Ali, Mansoor ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CBOs; Dar es Salaam; Developing countries; NGOs; Private sector; Privatisation; Solid waste collection; Solid waste management

Indexed keywords

AGENDA 21; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; PRIVATIZATION; SOLID WASTE; UNITED NATIONS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; DAR ES SALAAM [TANZANIA]; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 33750022866     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2005.09.003     Document Type: Article

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