Municipal solid waste management in Kanpur, India: Obstacles and prospects

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-108

  Zia, Hina ^a   Devadas, V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

India; Waste management; Waste rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845465214     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777830710717749     Document Type: Article

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