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Informal Waste Management

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  • Rivke Jaffe

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  • Peter Nas & Rivke Jaffe, 2004. "Informal Waste Management," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 6(3), pages 337-353, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:6:y:2004:i:3:p:337-353
    DOI: 10.1023/B:ENVI.0000029912.41481.a5
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    1. A. S. Adeyemi & J. F. Olorunfemi & T. O. Adewoye, 2001. "Waste scavenging in Third World cities: A case study in Ilorin, Nigeria," Environment Systems and Decisions, Springer, vol. 21(2), pages 93-96, June.
    2. Birkbeck, Chris, 1978. "Self-employed Proletarians in an informal factory: The case of Cali's garbage dump," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 6(9-10), pages 1173-1185.
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