Applying decision-making tools to national e-waste recycling policy: An example of Analytic Hierarchy Process

Waste Management

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 863-869

  Lin, Chun hsu ^a   Wen, Lihchyi ^a   Tsai, Yue mi ^b  

^a CHUNG HUA INSTITUTION FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND INFORMATION; CELLULAR PHONE; E-WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EVALUATION PROCESS; FIELD INVESTIGATION; FOUR-GROUP; HIERARCHY STRUCTURE; PAIR-WISE COMPARISON; POLICY MAKING; RESEARCH TEAMS; TAIWAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ADMINISTRATIONS; TRIAL PERIOD;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; COMPACT DISKS; COMPUTER KEYBOARDS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; RESEARCH; TELEPHONE SETS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

RECYCLING;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPACT DISK; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KEYBOARD; MOBILE PHONE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; QUALITY CONTROL; RECYCLING; VALIDATION PROCESS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

COMPUTERS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PUBLIC POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; WASTE PRODUCTS;

TAIWAN;

EID: 77950367712     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2009.11.012     Document Type: Article

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