Environmental concern and its implication to household waste separation and disposal: Evidence from Mekelle, Ethiopia

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 183-191

  Tadesse, Tewodros ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Bivariate probit model; Concern for environment; Mekelle; Sample selection model; Waste separation and disposal

Indexed keywords

BIVARIATE PROBIT MODEL; CONCERN FOR ENVIRONMENT; MEKELLE; SAMPLE SELECTION MODEL; WASTE SEPARATION AND DISPOSAL;

CONTAINERS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPARATION; SIZE SEPARATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DOMESTIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MODELING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; MEKELLE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 59649108524     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2008.11.009     Document Type: Review

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