Electronic waste management in India: A stakeholder's perspective

Electronic Green Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 36, 2013, Pages

  Borthakur, Anwesha ^a   Sinha, Kunal ^b  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF GUJARAT   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RECYCLING; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

INDIA;

EID: 84896869556     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10767975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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