Public opinion and awareness towards MSW and separate collection programmes: A sociological procedure for selecting areas and citizens with a low level of knowledge

Waste Management

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 958-976

  De Feo, Giovanni ^a   De Gisi, Sabino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Awareness; MSW; Public opinion; Questionnaire; Separate collection

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; CAMPANIA; EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE; LOW LEVEL; PUBLIC OPINIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; RECYCLING PROGRAMS; SAMPLING PROCEDURES; SOUTHERN ITALY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRONG CORRELATION; WASTE FACILITIES;

RECYCLING; SAMPLING; SOLID WASTES; SURVEYS; WASTE TREATMENT;

WASTE INCINERATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; INCINERATION; KNOWLEDGE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCINERATION; ITALY; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIOLOGY; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

ITALY;

EID: 77951254559     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2010.02.019     Document Type: Article

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