Assessing informal waste recycling in Kanpur City, India

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 597-612

  Zia, H ^a   Devadas, V ^a   Shukla, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Environmental management; India; Recycling; Social structure; Waste management

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849140851     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777830810894265     Document Type: Article

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