Subregion districting analysis for municipal solid waste collection privatization

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 104-111

  Lin, Hung Yueh ^a   Kao, Jehng Jung ^b  

^a CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST REDUCTION; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; OPTIMIZATION;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES; REGIONAL PROXIMITY; SUBREGION DISTRICTING; SUBREGION DISTRICTING ANALYSIS;

SOLID WASTES;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE MINIMIZATION;

EID: 38549083666     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.58.1.104     Document Type: Article

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