The problem of disposing of plaster waste from building sites: Problem structuring based on value focus thinking methodology

Waste Management

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2512-2521

  Alencar, Luciana Hazin ^a   Mota, Caroline Maria de Miranda ^a   Alencar, Marcelo Hazin ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Economic development; Plaster waste; Value focus thinking methodology

Indexed keywords

BUILDING SITES; CONSTRUCTION SITES; CONSTRUCTION WORKERS; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; DECISION PROBLEMS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; PERNAMBUCO; PROBLEM STRUCTURING; VALUE FOCUS THINKING METHODOLOGY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; GYPSUM;

PLASTER;

CALCIUM SULFATE;

BUILDING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GYPSUM; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BUILDING INDUSTRY; BUILDING MATERIAL; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PLASTER WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; VALUE FOCUS THINKING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BRAZIL; CALCIUM SULFATE; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; PUBLIC POLICY; RECYCLING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOCIAL VALUES; WASTE PRODUCTS;

BRAZIL;

EID: 80054866976     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.06.015     Document Type: Article

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