Informal waste management

被引:26
作者
Nas P.J.M. [1 ]
Jaffe R. [1 ]
机构
[1] CNWS Research School, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9515, 2300 RA Leiden, N.
关键词
Informal sector; Scavenging; Urban sustainable development; Waste management;
D O I
10.1023/B:ENVI.0000029912.41481.a5
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摘要
This article discusses the poorly assessed topic of informal waste management systems, in which there appears to be a high level of heterogeneity throughout the world. The article considers the ways scavengers function within the broader context of waste management; they show a wide range of locally formed and adapted activities and social systems. Examples from different cultures are included: the United States, Jamaica, Brazil, Egypt and Indonesia. The authors advocate comparative research and find a contextual, holistic approach to be the most appropriate. Using such an approach, they isolate the important factors that characterize these systems: technical, socio-cultural, socio-political and organizational aspects are elaborated. Experiments in intervention have been undertaken at various levels, from varying ideological and theoretical backgrounds. Academic analyses have ranged from neo-Marxist political economy models to neo-liberal development approaches. As expressed in the title the authors conclude that informal waste management systems are unjustifiably considered problematic whereas they often reveal great development potential.
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页码:337 / 353
页数:16
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