Development Impact of Advocacy Initiatives in Solid Waste Management in Nigeria

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 163-177

  Nzeadibe, Thaddeus Chidi ^a   Ajaero, Chukwuedozie K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Capacity development; Entrepreneurship; Informal waste sector; Millennium development goals; Nigeria; Solid waste management; University

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; DEVELOPING WORLD; PERCEPTION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLID WASTE; STATE ROLE; URBAN AREA; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENUGU [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA; NSUKKA;

EID: 78650598058     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-010-9254-8     Document Type: Article

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