Evaluating critical barriers to implementation of WEEE management using DEMATEL approach

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 131, Issue , 2018, Pages 101-121

  Kumar, Ashwani ^a   Dixit, Gaurav ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Barriers; DEMATEL; India; WEEE management

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRONIC WASTE; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

BARRIER; DECISION MAKING TRIAL AND EVALUATION LABORATORY; DECISIONS MAKINGS; EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT; INDIA; POLICY BARRIERS; REGULATORY BARRIERS; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; WASTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT; WASTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTS;

DECISION MAKING;

DECISION MAKING; ELECTRONIC WASTE; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TECHNOLOGY;

DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INDIA;

INDIA;

EID: 85039989286     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.12.024     Document Type: Article

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