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Named after the University of Sankore in Timbuktu — one of the world’s oldest centres of learning. Every figure here is computed from work-level records in our own graph, never copied from a source’s summary count.

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Academic urban legend, Agbogbloshie: Sweeping away the "World's Largest E-Waste Dumpsite"

2024Habitat InternationalJournal

10.1016/j.habitatint.2024.103097 Full text18 citations

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3 authors across 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Richard GrantFirst authorCorresponding
- University of Johannesburg (ZA)
Martin Oteng‐Ababio
- University of Ghana (GH)
as printed: Martin Oteng-Ababio
Michael ShinSenior author

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Recycling and Waste Management Techniqueslevel 3 · 0.98
Municipal Solid Waste Managementlevel 3 · 0.94

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2024 · Habitat International · 18 citations
https://openalex.org/W4396915696

Academic urban legend, Agbogbloshie: Sweeping away the "World's Largest E-Waste Dumpsite" · Sankore