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Ghats on the Ganga in Varanasi, India: A Sustainable Model for Waste Management

Amita Sinha
Landscape Journal, January 2018, 37 (2) 65-78; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.37.2.65
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    • INTRODUCTION
    • DIRT IS MATTER OUT OF PLACE
    • WASTING IS PART OF LIVING
    • WASTE MANAGEMENT
    • MAPPING WASTE
    • STRATEGIES FOR WASTING WELL
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