Isbn: 9789382059059 - solid waste management: an indian perspective (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. xix + 267 Illus., Map.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Introduction. I. Macro Perspective: 1. Waste-the business of exclusion/Ravi Agarwal. 2. Solid waste management in India/Faisal Zia Siddiqui and Khan M. Emran. 3. Environmental policies and laws: a legal panorama/Gaurav Tiwari and Neha. 4. Vermicomposting bio-conversion technology through the use of bio-solids and green waste/Shagufta Jabin, amita Tayal and Ria Nanda. 5. Technological options for Municipal solid waste (MSW) treatment and disposal/Faisal Zia Siddiqui and Sourabh Manuja. 6. Role of civic bodies in waste management/S.A.M. Pasha. 7. Capacity building for waste management toolkits for preparation of master plan for solid waste management/Ashfaque Alam. 8. Pricing of solid waste for effective management/Krishan K. Yadav. II. Sectoral and micro perspective: 9. Hazardous e-waste: challenges and remedies/Mridushi Swarup and Ritika Banerjee. 10. Status of E-waste management in Delhi/Sirajuddin Ahmed, Mohammed Shakeel and Rashmi Makkar Panwar. .Solid Waste Management (SWM) is a multidimensional and challenging task. Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) has assumed alarming proportions. Public agencies are not dealing effectively with its growing magnitude. These cannot be exclusively held responsible for this. With increased economic growth the problems associated with SWM are bound to become more complex. We have to generate reliable information and awareness about negative effects of solid waste on health and environment. Debates on economy environment linkages have sidetracked these aspects. There is thus need for an informed understanding of the underlying issues. Against this backdrop the present book attempts to weave together central issues in their proper perspective. (jacket).…