Essays about: "MSW"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 51 essays containing the word MSW.

  1. 6. Municipal solid waste management in Minsk - current situation, future development and challenges

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Karoline Johansson; [2020]
    Keywords : Municipal solid waste; MSW; waste management; Belarus; Minsk; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Management of municipal solid waste (MSW) is an urgent issue throughout the world. Urbanization, population increase, and economy growth are all factors which contribute to an increase of MSW generation. READ MORE

  3. 7. Den vuxna laxens migration i Vindelälvens laxtrappa

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Camilla Blomdahl; Jeanette Jonsson; [2020]
    Keywords : laxtrappa; Salmo salar; uppströmsmigration; Vindelälven; laxmigration;

    Abstract : Lax, Salmo salar, har en anadrom livscykel. Den spenderar delar av sitt liv ute i saltvatten i havet innan den simmar tillbaka till sitt söta hemvatten för lek. För en del laxar blockeras de naturliga vandringsvägarna till lekplatsen av vattenkraftverk. Konstgjorda laxtrappor byggs ibland för att underlätta vandringen. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Balancing Act of Disclosure: Experiences of Stigma and Resistance Among Men Who Sell Sex to Men

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Linda Laura Palhamn; [2019-02-13]
    Keywords : Disclosure; MSW male sex work ; stigma; and resistance;

    Abstract : Little attention has been given in previous research to disclosure about sex work and even less to men’s experience of disclosure about selling sex. There is a lack of understanding of the choices behind disclosure and how men who have experiences of selling sex use disclosure. READ MORE

  5. 9. 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 energisystem

    Author : Emma Bergman; [2019]
    Keywords : municipal solid waste management; informal settlement; favela; waste picker; recycling cooperative; environmental protection; social inclusion; Rio de Janeiro; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : 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

  6. 10. Can organic waste provide sustainable fuel and energy in Rio de Janeiro? : An Early Assessment of waste-based biogas solutions in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell miljöteknik

    Author : Jesper Lindmark; Lundqvist Oscar; [2019]
    Keywords : biogas; potential; feasibility; performance; environmental; economic; biogas solution; biogas solutions; waste-based; early assesment; multi-criteria framework; biogas; potential; genomförbarhet; prestanda; miljömässig; ekonomisk; biogaslösningar; hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : Sustainable waste management remains a great challenge for many cities throughout the world. Landfilling is worldwide the most common way of treating municipal solid waste (MSW) and landfilling of organic matter releases the high potent gas methane, which contributes to global warming. READ MORE