Essays about: "integrated sustainable waste management"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 39 essays containing the words integrated sustainable waste management.

1. 16. WasteLess Musings- A sensitive approach to Urban Renewal in Chennai, India

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Parvaty Balagopal; [2018]
   Keywords : Sustainable urban design; slum upgrade; urban renewal; waste management; architecture from waste; flood management; low cost materials; recycling; incremental; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : The city of Chennai evolved around the river, Cooum. The river supports irrigation to agricultural fields in the north and supplies water to the city of Chennai. It also acts as a major flood carrier for the city. Before the 1960s, the river was clean and used for activities such as bathing, boating and fishing. READ MORE

3. 17. Alternative energy concepts for Swedish wastewater treatment plants to meet demands of a sustainable society

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik

   Author : Carl Brundin; [2018]
   Keywords : Wastewater treatment; Paris agreement; Energy-land nexus; Land-use intensity; Wind power photovoltaics; High-temperature heat pumps; Synthetic inertia; Energy storages; Modular chemical plants; Haber-Bosch; Electrochemical ammonia synthesis; Fischer-Tropsch; Methanol synthesis; BioCat biological methanation; Electrofuels; Blue crude; Synthetic diesel; Synthetic gasoline; Synthetic natural gas; Synthetic Ammonia; Methane cracking; Combined cycle gas turbines; Fuel cells electrolysers; Reversible Solid Oxide Cells; Battolysers; Smart grids; Electrification; Fuel cell mobility; Hydrothermal carbonization; Ultra-high temperature hydrolysis;

   Abstract : This report travels through multiple disciplines to seek innovative and sustainable energy solutions for wastewater treatment plants. The first subject is a report about increased global temperatures and an over-exploitation of natural resources that threatens ecosystems worldwide. READ MORE

4. 18. Waste Management System Assessment in the North of Argentina

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Maria Eugenia Quiroga Ekman; [2017]
   Keywords : Integrated waste management; solid waste; methodology; waste management; waste treatment; landfill; organic waste; biogas;

   Abstract : During the last decades, solid waste management has been going through a lot of changes regarding, regulation and applications of models and systems. New practices to solve environmental problems have been approached in different scenarios, situations and in different countries. READ MORE

5. 19. Assessment of a Recycling System : The City of Buenos Aires

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

   Author : Josefina Sonnhammer; [2016]
   Keywords : waste; recycling; sustainability; Buenos Aires.;

   Abstract : Recycling is an increasingly important part of waste management, as a measure to reduce the issues connected to the growing amount of waste in the world. An official recycling scheme has recently been implemented in the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina as a way to reduce the amount of waste that is being landfilled. READ MORE

6. 20. Food wastage in cassava sector of Ghana : winners and losers

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Victoria Agyepong; [2015]
   Keywords : cassava; Ghana; general; equilibrium; food; loss; post-harvest; value-chain; wastage; waste;

   Abstract : Reducing food wastage has been identified as a sustainable and necessary solution for food insecurity, poverty and hunger alleviation in this fast-growing world, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, food wastage abatement has sectorial trade-offs (winners and losers) and variations which need to be explored empirically to determine if this solution is worthwhile. READ MORE