Greening academia: Developing sustainable waste management at Higher Education Institutions

Waste Management

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1606-1616

  Zhang, N ^a   Williams, I D ^a   Kemp, S ^a   Smith, N F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; FOUR-PHASE; GOOD PRACTICES; HIGHER EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS; HOLISTIC APPROACH; KEY ISSUES; LOGISTICAL PROBLEMS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; RECYCLING RATE; SERVICE PROVISIONS; SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HIGHER EDUCATION; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SAFETY; SOCIAL ASPECT; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CITIES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; RECYCLING; TIME FACTORS; UNIVERSITIES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79955472443     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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