Shipbreaking at Alang-Sosiya (India): An ecological distribution conflict

Ecological Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 250-260

  Demaria, Federico ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cost shifting; Environmental justice; Environmentalism of the poor; Material flows; Toxic waste management

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTALISM; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; SHIPBUILDING; SHIPPING; SUSTAINABILITY; VALUATION; VESSEL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ALANG-SOSIYA; GUJARAT; INDIA;

EID: 78449245981     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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