Waste dynamics in economic and policy transitions: Decoupling, convergence and spatial effects

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 563-581

  Mazzanti, Massimiliano ^a   Montini, Anna ^b   Nicolli, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

convergence; decentralised waste management; decoupling; landfill diversion; policy endogeneity; spatial effects; waste generation

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; DECENTRALIZATION; EUROPEAN UNION; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ITALY;

EID: 84861920240     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.616582     Document Type: Article

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