Sustainable community waste collection in Karachi, Pakistan

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering Sustainability

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 169-176

  Ahmed, N ^a  

^a NED UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Social impact; Waste management disposal

Indexed keywords

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS; LOCAL COMMUNITY; LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES; MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES; NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS; PAKISTAN; SOCIAL IMPACT; SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL; SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES; WASTE COLLECTION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;

EID: 77952926540     PISSN: 14784629     EISSN: 17517680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/ensu.2009.162.3.169     Document Type: Article

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