Developing 3R policy indicators for Asia and the Pacific region: experience from Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 22-37

  Hotta, Yasuhiko ^a   Visvanathan, Chettiyapan ^b   Kojima, Michikazu ^c   Pariatamby, Agamuthu ^d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES   (Japan)

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^c INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPING ECONOMIES   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

3R; Indicator; Policy progress; Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific; Sustainable development goals (SDGS)

Indexed keywords

INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); RECYCLING;

END-OF-LIFE PRODUCTS; MEMBER COUNTRIES; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATIONS; POLICY INDICATORS; REGIONAL 3R FORUM IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC; RESOURCE EFFICIENCIES; REUSE AND RECYCLING;

BENCHMARKING;

EID: 85044898765     PISSN: 14384957     EISSN: 16118227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10163-015-0442-3     Document Type: Review

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