Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-303).
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Markets, partnerships and sustainable development in solid waste management : raising the questions / Isa Baud -- Evolving partnerships in the collection of urban solid waste in the developing world / Johan Post -- Collection, transportation and disposal of urban solid waste in Hyderabad / S. Galab, S. Sudhakar Reddy and Johan Post -- Collection, transportation and disposal of urban solid waste in Nairobi / Moses M. Ikiara, Anne M. Karanja and Theo C. Davies -- Trial and error in privatisation : the case of Hyderabad's solid waste management / Jaap Broekema -- Reuse, recovery and recycling of urban inorganic solid waste : modalities, commodity chains and sustainable development / Isa Baud -- Reuse, recovery and recycling of urban inorganic solid waste in Hyderabad / S. Galab, S. Sudhakar Reddy and Isa Baud -- Reuse, recovery and recycling of urban inorganic solid waste in Nairobi / Anne M. Karanja, Moses M. Ikiara and Theo C. Davies -- Urban organic solid waste : reuse practices and issues for solid waste management in developing countries / Christine Furedy -- Urban organic solid waste : practices in Hyderabad / S. Galab, S. Sudhakar Reddy and Isa Baud -- Demand for compost from urban organic solid wastes in Hyderabad / Christine Furedy and Raakhee Kulkarni -- Urban organic solid waste : practices in Nairobi / Theo C. Davies [and others] -- Government, market and community in urban solid waste management : problems and potentials in the transition to sustainable development / Johan Post and Isa Baud.
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This book is for practising professionals and academics working in urban planning and international development: international project staff, trainers, urban development researchers and teaching staff in universities and polytechnics. Solid Waste Management and Recycling is unique in that it: -utilizes an 'integrated solid waste management perspective' in its analysis; -provides embedded case study data; -deals with both formal and informal actors and institutional arrangements in solid waste management and recycling; -has chapters written by experts from the countries concerned (Kenya and India); -can be used in graduate-level courses in urban development, urban management and planning, and technical engineering courses for students, project staff, and technical students.