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Four caveats for participatory solid waste management in Lusaka, Zambia

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  1. Department of Geography at the University of Zambia, Zambia

    Wilma Nchito (Lecturer of Human Geography)

  2. Department of Geography, South Africa

    Garth Andrew Myers (Associate Professor)

  3. Department of African/African American Studies at teh University of Kansas, Lawrence

    Garth Andrew Myers (Associate Professor)

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Nchito, W., Myers, G.A. Four caveats for participatory solid waste management in Lusaka, Zambia. Urban Forum 15, 109–133 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-004-0016-2

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