Solid Waste Management in Rural Areas of the Global South

Multidimensional Analysis Framework Creation

Title (eng)
Solid Waste Management in Rural Areas of the Global South
Multidimensional Analysis Framework Creation
Author
Giovanni Baccani
Advisor
Mário Ramos
Advisor
Gerald Steiner
Advisor
Iman Asadi
Description (eng)
Solid Waste Management represents a challenge for human livelihood in the future. Particularly, uncontrolled waste and its threat to public health and the environment, due to the pollutants released from dumping sites and open-air burning, creates roaring concern in a growing human population with a forecasted increase in waste production. Although uncontrolled waste is potentially found anywhere globally, countries in the Global South are more affected, with rural areas within being more vulnerable and exposed to their presence. Different studies conducted in rural communities of the Global South point to a combination of factors and elements that affect waste management in these contexts. However, these studies are few in number and different in terms of objectives, format, and methodologies, hardly comparable to each other. This thesis aims to fill this gap by proposing a standardised and uniform analysis framework constructed in a multidimensional research model comprising dimensions such as: legal, socio-political-economic, infrastructural, and knowledge-behavioural. This framework is built through the combination of the findings from previous studies and the input of researchers and practitioners who have been researching and working in solid waste management in rural communities of the Global South. The framework is later applied to the case study of Gandiol, a rural community in Senegal affected by uncontrolled waste, focusing on household waste within the community. The framework application provides a detailed overview of the main aspects of the whole waste process, from the legal framework to national initiatives, from household waste practices to municipal and regional activities for disposal. Therefore, this research provides a new investigation tool to collect data in contexts where data are scarce, to enhance data collection and comparability among different communities, with the aim to provide researchers, practitioners, and institutions, support in designing sustainable solutions for these communities.
Keywords (eng)
Solid Waste ManagementRural AreasGlobal SouthGandiolSenegalSustainabilityHousehold WasteMultidimensional Analysis Framework
Type (eng)
Master theses
Language
[eng]
Persistent identifier
https://door.donau-uni.ac.at/o:5245
Date created
2024
License
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