Nature and extent of unauthorized waste dump sites in and around Bangalore city

Chanakya H.N1,2, Shwetmala1 and Ramachandra T. V *,1,2
http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy/

1Center for Sustainable Technologies, IISc, Bangalore 560012
2Centre for infrastructure, urban planning and sustainable transport, IISc, Bangalore 560012.
Corresponding author: cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in .

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Citation : Chanakya H. N.,  Shwetmala and Ramachandra T. V., 2015. Nature and extent of unauthorized waste dump sites in and around Bangalore city, J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 17(46): 1-9, DOI 10.1007/s10163-015-0423-6
* Corresponding Author :
  Dr. T.V. Ramachandra
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA.
  Tel : 91-80-23600985 / 22932506 / 22933099,
Fax : 91-80-23601428 / 23600085 / 23600683 [CES-TVR]
E-mail : cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in, energy@ces.iisc.ernet.in,
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