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Carbon footprint of solid waste sector in Greater Bangalore

Ramachandra T.V.1,2,3,*             Shwetmala1,2             Dania M. Thomas1
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1 Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences [CES], 2 Centre for Sustainable Technologies (astra),
3 Centre for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning [CiSTUP], Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India.
*Corresponding author: cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in
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Citation : Ramachandra. T.V., Shwetmala and Dania M. Thomas, 2014. Carbon Footprint of Solid Waste Sector in Greater Bangalore., Assessment of Carbon Footprint in Different Industrial Sectors, Volume 1,, EcoProduction, Pages 265–292. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-4560-41-2_11
* 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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