Essays about: "Débora Tau Zymberg Tomaszewski"

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  1. 1. Environmental Justice and Waste Management : location of landfills and socioeconomic conditions in São Paulo (SP, Brazil)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Débora Tau Zymberg Tomaszewski; [2017]
    Keywords : environmental justice; waste management; landfill; São Paulo; Brazil; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Environmentally safe disposal of urban waste is a global concern that recently gained a new dimension through the lens of Environmental Justice, with a growing literature showing correlation between the placement of waste facilities and disadvantaged groups in society. This thesis seeks to verify whether landfills in the city of São Paulo are located in regions where socially and economically vulnerable groups live, in order to promote the inclusion of the concept of environmental justice in the solid waste management planning process. READ MORE