Social factors influencing perceptions and willingness to pay for a market-based policy aiming on solid waste management

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 533-540

  Jones, N ^a   Evangelinos, K ^a   Halvadakis, C P ^a   Iosifides, T ^a   Sophoulis, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; Market based instruments; Social norms; Solid waste management; Trust

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS; HOUSEHOLD SOLID WASTE; INSTITUTIONAL TRUST; MARKET-BASED INSTRUMENTS; POLICY TOOLS; SOCIAL CAPITALS; SOCIAL FACTOR; SOCIAL NETWORKS; SOCIAL NORM; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

COMMERCE; INSTRUMENTS; SOLID WASTES;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COMPLIANCE; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; PERCEPTION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RECYCLING; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GREECE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; RECYCLING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE;

GREECE;

EID: 77951203724     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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