Eco-efficiency for greenhouse gas emissions mitigation of municipal solid waste management: A case study of Tianjin, China

Waste Management

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1407-1415

  Zhao, Wei ^a,b   Huppes, Gjalt ^b   van der Voet, Ester ^b  

^a LIAONING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRIBUTION ANALYSIS; COST IMPACT; ECO-EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS; GHG EMISSION; GLOBAL WARMING IMPACT; KEY ISSUES; LANDFILL GAS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; LIFE-CYCLE COSTING; LIMITED CAPACITY; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT; TIANJIN; TIANJIN , CHINA;

CIVIL AVIATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTE TREATMENT;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CASE STUDY; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHINA; CITIES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

CHINA; TIANJIN;

EID: 79954845021     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.01.013     Document Type: Article

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