A note on the influence of household behavior on the generation of municipal solid waste in Johor Bahru Tengah
This note presents results of a study involving 885 residents in Johor Bahru area. The average solid waste generated per household was 1.93 kg per day. Several behavioral factors were found to be influencing the amounts of solid wastes generation. Based on multiple regression analysis, the signif...
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| author | Mohd. Yusof, Mohd. Badruddin Salim, Mohd. Razman Othman, Fadil |
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| description | This note presents results of a study involving 885 residents in Johor Bahru area. The average solid waste generated per household was 1.93 kg per day. Several behavioral factors were found to be influencing the amounts of solid wastes generation. Based on multiple regression analysis, the significant explanatory variables are lifestyle and eating habit, housing characteristics such as length of stay in a particular home, marital status, and the family size. The R2 is 0.4. Surprisingly, income level has no significant effect on the solid waste generation in the study area.
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| spelling | my.utm.eprints-79712017-10-11T06:28:06Z http://eprints.utm.my/7971/ A note on the influence of household behavior on the generation of municipal solid waste in Johor Bahru Tengah Mohd. Yusof, Mohd. Badruddin Salim, Mohd. Razman Othman, Fadil HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform This note presents results of a study involving 885 residents in Johor Bahru area. The average solid waste generated per household was 1.93 kg per day. Several behavioral factors were found to be influencing the amounts of solid wastes generation. Based on multiple regression analysis, the significant explanatory variables are lifestyle and eating habit, housing characteristics such as length of stay in a particular home, marital status, and the family size. The R2 is 0.4. Surprisingly, income level has no significant effect on the solid waste generation in the study area. Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2006 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/7971/1/MohdBadruddinMohd2006_ANoteontheInfluenceofHousehold.pdf Mohd. Yusof, Mohd. Badruddin and Salim, Mohd. Razman and Othman, Fadil (2006) A note on the influence of household behavior on the generation of municipal solid waste in Johor Bahru Tengah. Malaysian Journal of Civil Engineering, 18 (1). pp. 70-73. ISSN 1823-7843 http://web.utm.my/ipasa/images/stories/MJCE/2006/ |
| spellingShingle | HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Mohd. Yusof, Mohd. Badruddin Salim, Mohd. Razman Othman, Fadil A note on the influence of household behavior on the generation of municipal solid waste in Johor Bahru Tengah |
| title | A note on the influence of household behavior on the generation of municipal solid waste in Johor Bahru Tengah |
| title_full | A note on the influence of household behavior on the generation of municipal solid waste in Johor Bahru Tengah |
| title_fullStr | A note on the influence of household behavior on the generation of municipal solid waste in Johor Bahru Tengah |
| title_full_unstemmed | A note on the influence of household behavior on the generation of municipal solid waste in Johor Bahru Tengah |
| title_short | A note on the influence of household behavior on the generation of municipal solid waste in Johor Bahru Tengah |
| title_sort | note on the influence of household behavior on the generation of municipal solid waste in johor bahru tengah |
| topic | HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
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