Anti-littering in developing countries : Motivating the people of Jordan

Littering in developing countries remains a problem that has not been overcome, and past research based on a trial-and-error approach has not solved the problem. In this study, a questionnaire was constructed and distributed to the people of Jordan. People were asked to indicate what motivates them...

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Veröffentlicht in:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA. - 1991. - 38(2020), 7 vom: 04. Juli, Seite 726-733
1. Verfasser: Moqbel, Shadi (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: El-Tah, Ziad, Haddad, Assal
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2020
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA
Schlagworte:Journal Article Jordan Motivators anti-littering developing countries socio-demographic waste management
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