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GHG emissions with the mismanagement of municipal solid waste: case study of Bangalore, India

T.V. Ramachandra1, 2, *             Gouri Kulkarni 1             Bharath H. Aithal 3            Sun Sheng Han 4
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1 Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences [CES],
2 Centre for Sustainable Technologies (astra), Centre for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning [CiSTUP], Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India.
3Ranbir and Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design andManagement (RCGSIDM), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
4Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne, Parkville VIC 3010, Australia
*Corresponding author: tvr@iisc.ac.in, emram.ces@courses.iisc.ac.in
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Citation : Ramachandra T V, Gouri Kulkarni, Bharath H Aithal, Sun Sheng Han, 2018. GHG emissions with the mismanagement of municipal solid
waste: case study of Bangalore, India, Int. J. Environment and Waste Management, Vol. 20(4): 347-379
* Corresponding Author :
Dr. T.V. Ramachandra
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, India.
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