UID:
edocfu_9958095810602883
Format:
xii, 176 pages :
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illustrations ;
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27 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-281-19137-X
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9786611191375
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0-8213-7362-5
Series Statement:
WBI development studies
Content:
Solid Waste Management (SWM) is a matter of great concern in the urban areas of developing countries. The municipal authorities who are responsible for managing municipal solid waste are unable to discharge their obligations effectively because they lack the in-house capacity to handle the complexities of the process.It is heartening to see that the World Bank has prepared this book covering all important aspects of municipal SWM in great depth. The book covers very lucidly the present scenario of SWM in urban areas, the system deficiencies that exist, and the steps that need to be taken to
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction to Solid Waste Management; 1. Current Situation in Indian Cities and Legal Framework; Table 1.1 Indian Census, 2001; Table 1.2 Increase in Urban Population in India; Table 1.3 Physical Composition of Municipal Solid Waste; Table 1.4 The Four Steps of Schedule I of the 2000 Rules; Figure 1.1 Compliance with the 2000 Rules; Table 1.5 Reasons for Noncompliance with the 2000 Rules; Table 1.6 Color Coding and Type of Container for Disposal of Biomedical Waste; Box 1.1 Summary of Drawbacks of the Current Street-Sweeping Practices
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Box 1.2 Major Drawbacks of the SWM Transport System Box 1.3 Waste-to-Energy Technologies; Box 1.4 Best Practices; Box 1.5 Case Study: Door-to-Door Collection through Motorized Vehicles in Chennai; Box 1.6 Case Study: Segregation, Door-to-Door Collection, and Street Sweeping in Suryapet, Andhra Pradesh; Box 1.7 Case Study: Door-to-Door Collection through RWAs and NGOs in Ahmedabad; Table 1.7 Comparison of Door-to-Door Collection and Community Bin Collection; Box 1.8 Working Norms for Street Sweepers; Table 1.8 Characteristics of Special Types of Waste; Table 1.9 Street-Sweeping Tools
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Box 1.9 Case Study: Street Sweeping in Hyderabad Table 1.10 Criteria for Selection of Appropriate Technology or Combination of Technologies; Table 1.11 Composting Schemes; Table 1.12 Basic Requirements for Selection of Landfill Sites; 2. Financing for Municipal Solid Waste Services; Table 2.1 Vehicle and Equipment Costs, 2006; Table 2.2 Cost Estimates for Establishing a Composting Plant, 2005-06; Box 2.1 The Surat Landfill; Box 2.2 SWM Tax in the United Kingdom; Table 2.3 Example of Cost Savings; Box 2.3 User Fees and Polluter-Pays Principle in Switzerland; Table 2.4 Examples of User Charges
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Table 2.5 Allocation of Funds under the 12th Finance Commission Table 2.6 Incentives under the National Program on Energy Recovery; Box 2.4 Basic "Carbon Finance" Concepts; Box 2.5 The Olavarría Landfill Gas Recovery Project; Box 2.6 Santiago: Composting for Better Waste Management; 3. Private Sector Participation; Figure 3.1 Risks and Potential Influence of Partners in Private Sector Participation; Table 3.1 Assigned Responsibilities for Each Option for Private Sector Participation; Box 3.1 Service Agreement between Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and RWAs and NGOs
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Box 3.2 Case Study: North Dum Dum and New Barrackpore Box 3.3 Service Agreement between Bangalore Mahanagara Palike and Contractors for Waste Collection and Transport in Bangalore; Box 3.4 Service Agreement for Street Sweeping in Hyderabad; Box 3.5 Concession Agreement between Corporation of Chennai and CGEA Asia Holdings Pte Ltd., Singapore; Table 3.2 Requirements for an Equitable Contract; 4. Institutional Aspects of Solid Waste Management; Box 4.1 Sanitation Workers in India; Table 4.1 SWM Institutions and Functions; Figure 4.1 Large Municipal Corporation; Box 4.2 Human Resource Development
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Figure 4.2 Municipality
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-7361-7
Language:
English
