Improving social technologies for recycling

Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Waste and Resource Management

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-28

  Alexander, C ^a   Smaje, C ^c   Timlett, R ^b   Williams, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Recycling reuse of materials; Social impact; Waste management disposal

Indexed keywords

HOUSING; RECYCLING;

BUILT ENVIRONMENTS; COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES; HOUSING DENSITIES; PARTICIPATION RATES; PUBLIC AREAS; RECYCLATES; SAFE STORAGES; SOCIAL IMPACT; STORAGE SPACES; WASTE COLLECTIONS;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 62149123585     PISSN: 17476526     EISSN: 17476534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/warm.2009.162.1.15     Document Type: Article

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