Role and size of informal sector in waste management -a review

Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Waste and Resource Management

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 69-83

  Linzner, Roland ^a   Lange, Ulrike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Developing countries recycling; Disposal; Reuse of materials waste management

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY/RECYCLING; DISPOSAL; INFORMAL SECTOR; INFORMAL SYSTEMS; KEYS PARAMETERS; MATERIAL WASTES; OFFICIAL STATISTICS; PERFORMANCE DATA; REUSE; REUSE OF MATERIAL/WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;

EID: 84880011406     PISSN: 17476526     EISSN: 17476534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/warm.12.00012     Document Type: Article

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