A performance evaluation of MSW management practice in Taiwan

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1353-1361

  Chen, Chung Chiang ^a  

^a NANHUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AHP; DEA; MSW recycling; Performance; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EFFICIENCY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; RECYCLING; SORTING; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHICAL PROCESS; DECISION MAKING UNIT; INTEGRATED MODELING; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RELATIVE EFFICIENCY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; WEIGHTING FACTORS;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RECYCLING; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

TAIWAN;

EID: 77955847909     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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