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Solid Waste Management and Recycling

Actors, Partnerships and Policies in Hyderabad, India and Nairobi, Kenya

Part of the book series: GeoJournal Library (GEJL, volume 76)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Markets, partnerships and sustainable development in solid waste management; raising the questions

  3. Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Urban Solid Waste

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
    2. Collection, transportation and disposal of urban solid waste in Hyderabad

      • S. Galab, S.Sudhakar Reddy, Johan Post
      Pages 37-60
    3. Collection, transportation and disposal of urban solid waste in Nairobi

      • Moses M. Ikiara, Anne M. Karanja, Theo C. Davies
      Pages 61-91
  4. Reuse, Recovery and Recycling of Urban Inorganic Solid Waste

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
    2. Reuse, recovery and recycling of urban inorganic solid waste in Hyderabad

      • S. Galab, S. Sudhakar Reddy, Isa Baud
      Pages 133-159
    3. Reuse, recovery and recycling of urban inorganic solid waste in Nairobi

      • Anne M. Karanja, Moses M. Ikiara, Theo C. Davies
      Pages 161-194
  5. Reuse of Urban Organic Solid Waste

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 195-195
    2. Urban organic solid waste: practices in Hyderabad

      • S. Galab, S. Sudhakar Reddyand, Isa Baud
      Pages 213-227
    3. Demand for compost from urban organic solid wastes in Hyderabad

      • Christine Furedy, Raakhee Kulkarni
      Pages 229-240
    4. Urban organic solid waste: practices in Nairobi

      • Theo C. Davies, Moses M. Ikiara, Anne M. Karanja, Christine Furedy
      Pages 241-256
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 283-308

About this book

This book is for practising professionals and academics working in urban planning and international development: international project staff, trainers, urban development researchers and teaching staff in universities and polytechnics.
Solid Waste Management and Recycling is unique in that it:
-utilizes an 'integrated solid waste management perspective' in its analysis;
-provides embedded case study data;
-deals with both formal and informal actors and institutional arrangements in solid waste management and recycling;
-has chapters written by experts from the countries concerned (Kenya and India);
-can be used in graduate-level courses in urban development, urban management and planning, and technical engineering courses for students, project staff, and technical students.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Isa Baud, Johan Post

  • York University, Toronto, Canada

    Christine Furedy

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Solid Waste Management and Recycling

  • Book Subtitle: Actors, Partnerships and Policies in Hyderabad, India and Nairobi, Kenya

  • Editors: Isa Baud, Johan Post, Christine Furedy

  • Series Title: GeoJournal Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2529-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature B.V. 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-1975-3Published: 29 February 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-6560-5Published: 07 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-2529-7Published: 11 April 2006

  • Series ISSN: 0924-5499

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-0072

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 309

  • Topics: Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution, Environmental Management, Geography, general

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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