Essays about: "Waste management and corruption."
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1. Municipal Solid Waste Management in Informal Settlements – A multiple-case study of challenges and possibilities in the favelas and informal sector of Rio de Janeiro city
University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystemAbstract : Today, about one billion people in the world live in informal settlements and lack access to basic services and city infrastructure. In Rio de Janeiro, approximately 1,4 million people, one fourth of the city population, live in informal settlements, in Brazil called favelas. READ MORE
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2. Material Flow and Stakeholder Analysis for a Transfer & Recycling Station in Gaborone, Botswana
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell miljöteknik; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska högskolanAbstract : Landfilling waste material is still one of the most common methods to take care of waste in a big part of the world. Gaborone, the capital of Botswana located in the southern part of Africa is no different in this way. The major part of all waste is landfilled in Gaborone and there is only a minor part of all collected material that is recycled. READ MORE
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3. Sustainable Tourism Development in Gjirokastra : a current situation analysis
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)Abstract : The typical tourism planning and development process can be divided into different phases: preparation (goals and objectives), research, conclusions, recommendations, implementation, monitoring & evaluation. This thesis is a part of such a development process and position itself in the research phase with the aim to create a knowledge base for future sustainable development of tourism in the world heritage city of Gjirokastra in the southern part of Albania. READ MORE
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4. Challenges and incentives for sustainable manure management in Russia
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and EnvironmentAbstract : The Baltic Sea is threatened by eutrophication that largely is due to nutrient leaching from farmland within the catchment area. To solve this problem the surrounding countries cooperate within various configurations such as HELCOM and the EU-financed project Baltic Compass. READ MORE
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5. Inclusion of Waste Collectors in Brazil: A posteriori study of cooperative interventions
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : In developing countries the informal waste collectors provide important social, environmental, and economic services to society, but are often not recognized nor compensated for the work. This research paper addresses the importance of the integration of informal waste collectors in waste management systems. READ MORE