Setting priorities for waste management strategies in developing countries

This study aimed to determine whether the waste management systems, that are presently applied in affluent countries are appropriate solutions for waste management in less developed regions. For this purpose, three cities (Vienna, Damascus and Dhaka) which differ greatly in their gross domestic prod...

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Veröffentlicht in:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA. - 1991. - 25(2007), 3 vom: 01. Juni, Seite 234-40
1. Verfasser: Brunner, Paul H (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Fellner, Johann
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2007
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA
Schlagworte:Comparative Study Journal Article
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