Essays about: "SWM"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the word SWM.

1. 1. From Waste to Resource: Solid Waste Management in the districts of Sardinal and Tamarindo, Costa Rica

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Jeni Jasmin Särmäkari; [2022]
   Keywords : Solid waste management; Costa Rica; tourism; recycling; Integrated Sustainable Waste Management; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Solid waste management has become a large challenge worldwide as the generation of waste continues to increase. Deficient linear solid waste management practices have significant impacts on the environment, health and economy and there is a need for more sustainable systems and processes. READ MORE

3. 2. ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT : Case study: Cost-effectiveness evaluation of Proposition O projects

   University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

   Author : Adrian Mahdian; [2020]
   Keywords : BMP; SWM; Stormwater; Stormwater management; Cost effectiveness; Cost-effectiveness; Green Infrastructure; Socio Ecological systems; Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems; GI; SES; SUDS; SCM; Water quality; Proposition O; Urban Runoff;

   Abstract : Stormwater Management (SWM) or Best management practices (BMPs) treat the stormwater runoff that carries pollutants. Pollutants in the waters and in the stormwater, negatively impact the environment, the ecology, and natural resources. Stormwater Control Measures (SCM) are used in different projects to improve water quality and quantity. READ MORE

4. 3. Cleaning Nairobi - A case study of community-based waste management and environmental justice in an informal settlement

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Klara Eitrem Holmgren; [2018]
   Keywords : community-based waste management; environmental justice; Nairobi; Kenya; informal settlement; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : As a response to a lack of formal solid waste management (SWM), CBOs and youth groups have become the main providers of waste collection in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. This thesis is a qualitative case study of community-based waste management (CBWM) in the informal settlements of Mathare, Nairobi. READ MORE

5. 4. "Raising our voice, claiming our space" : in pursuit of a sustainable solid waste management system in Quito, Ecuador

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Fernando Granizo Murgueytio; [2017]
   Keywords : associativity; sustainability science; inclusive solid waste management; seeds of change; waste separation at source; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Ecuador, in its endeavor to overcome the sustainability issues caused by the lack of adequate solid waste management (SWM), introduced an ambitious governance model seeking to stop environmental degradation and include waste recyclers into the system. In Quito, Ecuador´s capital, population growth, lack of waste separation at source, and space constraints for the final disposal of municipal solid waste urge the city to find a sustainable SWM system. READ MORE

6. 5. Forbidden spaces? : public participation in solid waste management in Lusaka

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Clive Mutame Siachiyako; [2016]
   Keywords : public participation; public sphere; power; trust; communication;

   Abstract : Participatory processes are increasingly sought (internationally and nationally) in natural resource and environmental decision-making to embrace different interests, values and knowledge. In Zambia, public participation is anchored on the National Decentralisation Policy (NDP). READ MORE