An international waste convention: Measures for achieving sustainable development

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 505-513

  Meyers, Gary D ^a   McLeod, Glen ^b   Anbarci, Melanie A ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Minter Ellison Lawyers   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agenda 21; Sustainable development; Treaty; Waste; wmr 945 1

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NATURAL RESOURCES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ECONOMIC GROWTH; RIO DECLARATION;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECONOMICS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NATURAL RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AGENDA 21; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; NUCLEAR WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOIL POLLUTION; STANDARDIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE MINIMIZATION; WATER POLLUTION;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATIONS; POLICY MAKING; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 33845458079     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X06069474     Document Type: Article

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