Why Delhi cannot plan its 'new towns': The case of solid waste management in Noida

Geoforum

Volumn 60, Issue , 2015, Pages 33-42

  Schindler, Seth ^a   Kishore, Brij ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

India; Informality; Peri urban growth; Urban planning; Waste management; Wastepickers

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PERIURBAN AREA; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; SOLID WASTE; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN PLANNING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DELHI; INDIA; NEW DELHI; OKHLA;

EID: 84961291922     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2015.01.008     Document Type: Article

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