Socio-environmental entrepreneurship and the provision of critical services in informal settlements

Environment and Urbanization

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 205-222

  Gutberlet, Jutta ^a   Kain, Jaan Henrik ^b   Nyakinya, Belinda ^c   Ochieng, Dickens H ^d   Odhiambo, Nicholas ^e   Oloko, Michael ^e   Omolo, John ^f   Omondi, Elvis ^g   Otieno, Silas ^h   Zapata, Patrik ⁱ   Zapata Campos, María José ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c Department of Environment ^*  (Kenya)

^d Gasia Poa Waste Management Services   (Kenya)

^e JARAMOGI OGINGA ODINGA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^f MASENO UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^g Clean Kisumu General Investment   (Kenya)

^h Kisumu Waste Management Services and SWM Sacco Cooperative   (Kenya)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^j UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

informal settlements; social and environmental entrepreneurship; social and solidarity economy; solid waste management

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; NEIGHBORHOOD; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

KENYA; KISUMU [KENYA];

EID: 84964057085     PISSN: 09562478     EISSN: 17460301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956247815623772     Document Type: Article

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