Facilitating the improved management of waste in South Africa through a national waste information system

Waste Management

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1660-1671

  Godfrey, Linda ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; FACINGS; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MANAGEMENT; PLANNING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PROCESS MONITORING; PROCESS PLANNING; PUBLIC POLICY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANALYSIS PROCESS; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; COMPLIANCE MONITORING; ELSEVIER (CO); GENERAL (CO); HAZARDOUS WASTES; IN LINE; INFORMATION NEEDS; INTERNATIONAL POLICIES; LAND FILLINGS; LANDFILL SITING; LOCAL GOVERNMENTS; MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES; MANAGEMENT ISSUES; NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS; OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES; PAPER ADDRESSES; POLICY DEVELOPMENTS; PUBLIC ACCESS; RELIABLE INFORMATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (RM); SOUTH AFRICA (SA); SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LANDFILL; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LANDFILL; NATIONAL WASTE INFORMATION SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; RELIABILITY; ROLE PLAYING; SOUTH AFRICA; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATA COLLECTION; GOVERNMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 45849122151     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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