How does the operational environment affect utility performance? A parametric study on the waste sector

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 695-702

  Simões, Pedro ^a   Marques, Rui Cunha ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Operational environment; Portugal; Stochastic frontier analysis; Waste sector

Indexed keywords

EXTERNAL FACTORS; NEGATIVE INFLUENCE; OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS; PARAMETRIC APPROACH; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PORTUGAL; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS; URBAN WASTES; UTILITY PERFORMANCE;

INCINERATION; PRIVATIZATION; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; WASTE INCINERATION;

WASTE TREATMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; INCINERATION; PRIVATIZATION; SERVICE PROVISION; STOCHASTICITY; URBAN AREA; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; POLLUTION CONTROL; PORTUGAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RECYCLING; STOCHASTIC MODEL; URBAN AREA; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 79956207532     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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