Ebook: Municipal Solid Waste Management in Asia and the Pacific Islands: Challenges and Strategic Solutions
- Tags: Waste Management/Waste Technology, Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology, Environmental Management, Sustainable Development, Pollution general
- Series: Environmental Science and Engineering
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Singapur
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Solid waste management issues, technologies and challenges are dynamic. More so, in developing and transitory nations in Asia. This book, written by Asian experts in solid waste management, explores the current situation in Asian countries including Pacific Islands. There are not many technical books of this kind, especially dedicated to this region of the world. The chapters form a comprehensive, coherent investigation in municipal solid waste (MSW) management, including, definitions used, generation, sustainable waste management system, legal framework and impacts on global warming.
Several case studies from Asian nations are included to exemplify the real situation experienced. Discussions on MSW policy in these countries and their impacts on waste management and minimization (if any) are indeed an eye-opener. Undoubtedly, this book would be a pioneer in revealing the latest situation in the Asian region, which includes two of the world’s most dynamic nations in the economic growth. It is greatly envisaged to form an excellent source of reference in MSW management in Asia and Pacific Islands. This book will bridge the wide gap in available information between the developed and transitory/developing nations.
Solid waste management issues, technologies and challenges are dynamic. More so, in developing and transitory nations in Asia. This book, written by Asian experts in solid waste management, explores the current situation in Asian countries including Pacific Islands. There are not many technical books of this kind, especially dedicated to this region of the world. The chapters form a comprehensive, coherent investigation in municipal solid waste (MSW) management, including, definitions used, generation, sustainable waste management system, legal framework and impacts on global warming.
Several case studies from Asian nations are included to exemplify the real situation experienced. Discussions on MSW policy in these countries and their impacts on waste management and minimization (if any) are indeed an eye-opener. Undoubtedly, this book would be a pioneer in revealing the latest situation in the Asian region, which includes two of the world’s most dynamic nations in the economic growth. It is greatly envisaged to form an excellent source of reference in MSW management in Asia and Pacific Islands. This book will bridge the wide gap in available information between the developed and transitory/developing nations.
Solid waste management issues, technologies and challenges are dynamic. More so, in developing and transitory nations in Asia. This book, written by Asian experts in solid waste management, explores the current situation in Asian countries including Pacific Islands. There are not many technical books of this kind, especially dedicated to this region of the world. The chapters form a comprehensive, coherent investigation in municipal solid waste (MSW) management, including, definitions used, generation, sustainable waste management system, legal framework and impacts on global warming.
Several case studies from Asian nations are included to exemplify the real situation experienced. Discussions on MSW policy in these countries and their impacts on waste management and minimization (if any) are indeed an eye-opener. Undoubtedly, this book would be a pioneer in revealing the latest situation in the Asian region, which includes two of the world’s most dynamic nations in the economic growth. It is greatly envisaged to form an excellent source of reference in MSW management in Asia and Pacific Islands. This book will bridge the wide gap in available information between the developed and transitory/developing nations.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Sustainable Society and Municipal Solid Waste Management....Pages 1-14
Sustainable 3R Practice in the Asia and Pacific Regions: The Challenges and Issues....Pages 15-40
Formalization of Informal Recycling in Low-Income Countries....Pages 41-60
3R (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) in Bangladesh....Pages 61-75
Municipal Solid Waste Management in Cambodia....Pages 77-94
Municipal Solid Waste Management in China....Pages 95-112
Municipal Solid Waste Management in India....Pages 113-138
Municipal Solid Waste Management in Indonesia....Pages 139-155
Municipal Solid Waste Management in Japan....Pages 157-171
Management of Municipal Solid Waste in Korea....Pages 173-194
MSW Management in Malaysia-Changes for Sustainability....Pages 195-232
State of Municipal Solid Waste Management in the Municipalities of Nepal....Pages 233-253
Solid Waste Management in Pacific Island Countries and Territories....Pages 255-279
Municipal Solid Waste Management in the Philippines....Pages 281-297
Solid Waste Management in Sri Lanka....Pages 299-316
Municipal Solid Waste Management in Taiwan: From Solid Waste to Sustainable Material Management....Pages 317-336
Municipal Solid Waste Management in Thailand: Challenges and Strategic Solution....Pages 337-354
Municipal Solid Waste Management in Vietnam Challenges and Solutions....Pages 355-377