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DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK OF BEST PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN SMALL TOURIST ISLANDS

DHINDAW, JAYA
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1091035093

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2004, MCP, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning : Community Planning.
The United Nations Conference on environment and Sustainable Development in Rio in 1992 reaffirmed that environmentally sound practices for the management of waste is one of the major issues that needs to be addressed for maintaining the quality of Earth’s environment and for achieving sustainable development. One of the most vulnerable and insular eco-systems that needs attention in this respect is the small tourist island. Very small settlements have historically required little or no waste management. In areas of low population densities, the volume of waste generated is low and of a different composition than in large cities. This type of waste is relatively easier to dispose of. Small islands are one such case in hand. However,when these islands become hubs of tourist activities the entire scenario changes. The human activities start producing more waste as the economy generators try to constantly meet the demands of the tourists so as to attract them in larger numbers. This change often comes about so gradually that it is hardly noticed until the problem is already serious. The rapid increase in the density of human population in previously virgin lands for the purpose of leisure and tourism is making the collection, treatment and disposal of waste an insurmountable problem. This is turn is having serious sociological, ecological and economic implications in these select areas as there are usually no norms and guidelines in place to cushion the effect of this unprecedented pressure on the often minimal infrastructure. The limited size of the territory, combined with population trends and seasonal fluctuations, are factors which imply a frequently difficult cohabitation between man and nature and can generate conflicts of interest and management difficulties. Faced with the increased production of waste, islands suffer a dual constraint,both economic and ecological which needs to be dealt with. This study attempts to address the problem of solid waste management (SWM) in an integrated fashion for these islands so as to formulate a tool to enable island states to devise a comprehensive strategy for an environmentally sound and sustainable management of solid waste. It looks at cases where there have been timely policy responses and the menace has been averted. The objective is to derive positive and sustainable SWM practices from these cases which take into account the unique and diverse social, economic and environmental characteristics of these islands. The inferences drawn from these studies form the basis of formulating the framework of strategies or a range of solutions that would be location/region specific and would work. The study aims at devising a tool to aid local decision makers (planners and administrators) in small islands. It would help them in determining appropriate practices that could be employed to alleviate the problem of solid waste management so as to promote the convenience, health, comfort, safety and welfare of the citizens as well as that of the incoming tourist population in their area through previously tried and tested methods.
Carla Chifos (Advisor)
207 p.
Urban and Regional Planning
Islands, Insular eco-systems, Sustainable, Solid Waste, Waste Management Practices,; Strategies Framework, Environment, Tourism

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  • DHINDAW, J. (2004). DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK OF BEST PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN SMALL TOURIST ISLANDS [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1091035093

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • DHINDAW, JAYA. DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK OF BEST PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN SMALL TOURIST ISLANDS. 2004. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1091035093.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • DHINDAW, JAYA. "DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK OF BEST PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN SMALL TOURIST ISLANDS." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1091035093

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