Sustainable solid waste management : issues, policies, and structures /
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| Author / Creator: | Dhamija, Urvashi. |
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| Imprint: | New Delhi : Academic Foundation, 2006. |
| Description: | 264 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6440765 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1. Delhi
- Socio-Economic Aspects
- Occupation Profile
- Socio-Economic Divisions
- Urbanisation of Delhi
- Habitats in Delhi
- Squatter Settlements
- Unauthorised Colonies
- Urban Villages
- Planned Colonies
- Population in Different Settlements
- Industrial Areas
- Structures in Delhi's Governance
- Autonomous Bodies
- Central Government Organisations
- Future Trends
- Delhi-A Sustainable Development Perspective
- 2. From Solid Waste Management to Sustainable Solid Waste Management
- Understanding Solid Waste
- Solid Waste in Low-Income Countries
- Solid Waste Management in Low-Income Countries
- Waste Management Hierarchy
- Towards an Alternate Solid Waste Perspective
- Role of NGOs/CBOs
- Participation of the Private Sector
- Support of National Governments
- Role of International Agencies
- Assessment of the Solid Waste Management Perspective
- The Sustainable Solid Waste Management Paradigm
- Sources and Characteristics of Waste in SSWM
- Waste Managing Authorities in SSWM
- Waste Management Operations in SSWM
- Improvements in the Waste Management System
- Assessment of the Sustainable Solid Waste Management Paradigm
- Political Antecedents of the Rio Conference
- Ambiguities in the SSWM Model
- History Related Constraints
- Practical Difficulties
- Strengths of SSWM
- Political Importance
- Conclusion
- 3. Municipal Solid Waste: Non-Hazardous Waste
- Nature of Municipal Solid Waste
- Problem of Solid Waste Management in Delhi
- Social and Environmental Implications
- Government of India Initiatives
- Delhi-21 Perspective
- Interventions of Public Authorities (1998-2003)
- Assessment
- 4. Hazardous and Biomedical Waste
- Hazardous Waste
- Nature of Hazardous Waste
- Problem of Hazardous Waste in Delhi
- Social and Environmental Implications
- Government of India Initiatives
- Delhi-21 Perspective
- Interventions of Public Authorities (1998-2003)
- Assessment
- Biomedical Waste
- Nature of Biomedical Waste
- Problem of Biomedical Waste in Delhi
- Social and Environmental Implications
- Government of India Initiatives
- Delhi-21 Perspective
- Interventions of Public Authorities (1998-2003)
- Assessment
- 5. Human Waste
- Problem of Human Waste in Delhi
- Social and Environmental Implications
- Government of India Initiatives
- Delhi-21 Perspective
- Interventions of Public Authorities (1998-2003)
- Assessment
- 6. Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
