Factors influencing waste separation intention of residential households in a developing country: Evidence from Hanoi, Vietnam

Habitat International

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 169-176

  Nguyen, Thi Thu Phuong ^a,b   Zhu, Dajian ^a   Le, Nam Phong ^a,c  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Viet Nam)

^c Vietnam Institute of Architecture Urban and Rural Planning   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Behavioral intention; Personal moral norms; Reciprocity; Social dilemmas; Trust; Waste separation

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; DEVELOPING WORLD; DOMESTIC WASTE; MORALITY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TRANSPORT;

HANOI; VIET NAM;

EID: 84926504763     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2015.03.013     Document Type: Article

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