Managing household waste in Ireland: Behavioural parameters and policy options

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 245-266

  Curtis, John ^a   Lyons, Sean ^b   O'Callaghan Platt, Abigail ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (Ireland)

^b ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Household waste management; Ireland; Municipal solid waste

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMETRICS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; LANDFILL; MARKET CONDITIONS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLLUTION POLICY; POLLUTION TAX; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

IRELAND;

EID: 78951473170     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.505833     Document Type: Article

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