Essays about: "gis waste MANAGEMENT"

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1. 6. 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

3. 7. Sustainability Assessment for Strategic Material Flows Between Planned Construction Projects in the Stockholm County

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Energivetenskap

   Author : Mark Miyaoka; [2015]
   Keywords : Material Bank; Material Terminal; Material Management; Earthworks; Recycled Aggregate; Transportation; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Sustainability; Construction Industry; Regional Development; Material Terminal; Material Bank;

   Abstract : Urban development demands on construction aggregates are set to rise dramatically over the coming years within the Stockholm region and a significant environmental challenge will be associated with the large flows of construction aggregates and excavated materials in and out of future development projects respectively.   Material banks receive construction and demolition waste (CDW), process this waste and supply recycled aggregates to the construction industry helping to reduce the demand on natural construction minerals. READ MORE

4. 8. Three dimensional groundwater modeling in Laxemar-Simepevarp guaternary deposits.

   University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

   Author : Behnaz Ghodoosipour; [2013]
   Keywords : Groundwater; Modelling; GMS; MODFLOW; Quaternary deposits;

   Abstract : Groundwater is one of the main sources of drinking water in Sweden. Groundwater fluctuations and the detection of flow direction is of significant environmental importance especially when there is a risk for transport of contaminations. READ MORE

5. 9. Creating an Environmental Geographic Information System for the City of Kumasi, Ghana

   University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Felix Engelhardt; [2012]
   Keywords : environmental information system; geographic information system; Ghana; Kumasi; environmental transparency; sustainable development;

   Abstract : The city of Kumasi in Ghana struggles with a number of environmental issues, including excessive road traffic, air and water pollution, flooding, and inadequate solid waste management. If there is a group that is directly affected by these issues, it certainly is the city’s population. READ MORE

6. 10. A GIS-based study of sites for decentralized composting and waste sorting stations in Kumasi, Ghana

   University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Hanna Öberg; [2011]
   Keywords : Sustainable development; sustainable waste management; developing countries; organic waste; decentralized composting; sorting stations; waste transportation; GIS;

   Abstract : Developing countries are facing a great challenge to collect, treat and dispose their waste in a more sustainable way. Today, most of the produced waste ends up on landfills, where they pose a great threat to the environment and human health. READ MORE