Capacity building in rural Guatemala by implementing a solid waste management program

Waste Management

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2542-2551

  Zarate, M A ^a   Slotnick, J ^b   Ramos, M ^c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Centro de Salud ^*  (United States)

^c Centro de Salud (Health Center)   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOLID WASTES;

ACTION PLANS; CAPACITY BUILDINGS; GUATEMALA; IMPLEMENTING; MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES; PUBLIC HEALTHS; SOCIAL CAPITALS; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTS; TWO PHASES; WASTE CLASSIFICATIONS; WATER CYCLES; WORKING GROUPS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CAPACITY BUILDING; CLASSIFICATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SOLID WASTE; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; GUATEMALA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSEHOLD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOLID WASTE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

GUATEMALA; HUMANS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RURAL POPULATION; SANITATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 54349123083     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.10.016     Document Type: Article

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