Who are our informal recyclers? An inquiry to uncover crisis and potential in Victoria, Canada

Local Environment

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 733-747

  Gutberlet, Jutta ^a   Tremblay, Crystal ^a   Taylor, Emma ^a   Divakarannair, Nandakumar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community based research; Informal recycling; Resource management; Social inclusion; Sustainable livelihoods

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MODELING; NATURAL RESOURCE; RECYCLING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL INCLUSION; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER ISLAND; VICTORIA [VANCOUVER ISLAND];

EID: 70449395222     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549830903096478     Document Type: Article

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