Enabling industrial ecology through the forecasting of durable goods disposal: Televisions as an exemplar case study

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 190-207

  Linton, Jonathan D ^a,c   Yeomans, Julian Scott ^b   Yoogalingam, Reena ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 7444251500     PISSN: 08250383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1936-4490.2004.tb00333.x     Document Type: Article

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