Estimation of greenhouse gas emitted from municipal solid waste treatment and disposal in taiwan and its policy implication

Journal of Global Environment Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue , 2009, Pages 47-55

  Weng, Yu Chi ^a,b   Fujiwara, Takeshi ^b   Matsuoka, Yuzuru ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Developing country; Greenhouse gas emission; Municipal solid waste management

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ESTIMATION METHOD; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; MODELING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PLASTIC; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 67649195548     PISSN: 13411268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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