Illegal waste transport and the Czech Republic: An environmental sociological perspective

Sociologicky Casopis

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1195-1211

  Vail, Benjamin J ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Czech Republic; Environmental policy; Environmental sociology; Treadmill of production theory; Waste management

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949137376     PISSN: 00380288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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