Use of stratified cluster sampling for efficient estimation of solid waste generation at household level

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 493-499

  Dangi, Mohan B ^a   Urynowicz, Michael A ^b   Gerow, Kenneth G ^c   Thapa, Resham B ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Household sampling; Kathmandu; Municipal solid waste; Statistical tool; Two stage cluster sampling; Waste characterization in developing countries; wmr 1208 2

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EARTH SCIENCES; FACILITIES; SEWAGE; SOLID WASTES; STAGES;

HOUSEHOLD SAMPLING; KATHMANDU; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; STATISTICAL TOOL; TWO-STAGE CLUSTER SAMPLING; WASTE CHARACTERIZATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; WMR 1208-2;

SAMPLING;

ESTIMATION METHOD; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NEPAL; ORGANIC WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEPAL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

ASIA; BAGMATI; EURASIA; KATHMANDU; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 57149141656     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X07085755     Document Type: Article

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