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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Urban, Community and Regional Planning

1979

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Role Of Industries In Rural Development, Hemalata Dandekar, Sulabha Brahme Jan 1979

Role Of Industries In Rural Development, Hemalata Dandekar, Sulabha Brahme

City and Regional Planning

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Developing A Tentative Model Of Disposal Decisions, W. David Conn, Elaine C. Warren Jan 1979

Developing A Tentative Model Of Disposal Decisions, W. David Conn, Elaine C. Warren

City and Regional Planning

Concern over problems of resource depletion, environmental damage, and the ever-increasing costs of disposing of solid wastes has led to a search for new approaches to managing these wastes. One way of reducing the rate at which the wastes are first generated might be to extend the lifetimes of durable products. To assist policymakers in understanding how the lifetimes are determined, an exploratory study has examined factors influencing consumers' decisions to dispose of certain small electrical appliances. Selected findings of a household survey are presented here, focusing on 1) the frequency distribution of disposal choices and the reasons given for …