The zero-waste city: Case study of port louis, mauritius

International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 110-123

  Allam, Zaheer ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Port louis; Sustainable development; Urban metabolism; Zero waste city

Indexed keywords

MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

MASCARENE ISLANDS; MAURITIUS;

ANURA;

EID: 85060448171     PISSN: 2093761X     EISSN: 20937628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22712/susb.20180012     Document Type: Article

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