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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Urban waste"”.
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Excretal architecture : prototypical and productive urban waste forms
… of these forms is to produce resources from waste through remediation and biodegradation process with the initial premise that soil and water are two of earth's most valuable resources, which provide basic needs for humans. These structures have specific dry and wet program that incorporate …
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Sustainable urban waste management through the lens of service users
… is below the 50% threshold target for household waste set by the UK government. This research aimed to investigate the issues surrounding the low recycling rate to inform the design and implementation of an effective waste management policy. The key research questions are: what are the barriers …
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Proposal to Improve the Reusable Urban Waste Management System in Santiago De Surco, Lima, Peru to Increase the Utilization of the District's Treatment Plant
… study proposes an improvement for the reusable waste management system in Santiago de Surco, in a way that it significantly increases the utilization of the treatment plant, which is demonstrated in Arena Simulation Software. First, a diagnosis of the current conditions of the system is carried …
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Waste matters in planning - an analysis of the spatial implications of solid waste management in the city of Cape Town
Urban planning has traditionally been involved with the management of space, creation of place. It is a profession concerned with coordinating relationships between society and nature to foster development which improves all lives especially those of the poor. As such, planning synthesises the …
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New information technologies in public participation : a challenge to old decision-making institutional frameworks
… impact assessment review process, for the solid urban waste incinerator of S. Joao da Talha, Portugal. Supported by the evidence gathered from this experiment and by my analysis of the qualitative jump these IT developments represent, I argue that it is possible to use this new IT to capture and …
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Nothing Unwanted: Prototyping Matter out of Place
… with reclaimed materials. The design of waste, inevitably, often symbolizes the separation between society and its waste, marked by an intention to remove, re-form, and re-standardize. Zero-waste systems and circular economy often inadvertently create hidden wastes, labor, and carbon …
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STEERING THE GREEN TRANSITION: BUSINESS MODELS AND INNOVATION DYNAMICS IN THE AGRI-TECH SECTOR
… Business Model Canvas, to a real-world case of urban waste valorization. Broadening the scope to the global arena, the dissertation analyses the worldwide patent landscape to understand the supply of green technologies. This analysis reveals a critical disconnect between the sheer volume of …
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An investigation of the imbalance of a fast-growing consumer culture and insufficient waste management infrastructure across a number of sub-Saharan Africa cities
… century and this is accompanied by continuing urbanization. The economic growth rate, measured in terms of growth in gross domestic product (GDP), has been of the order of 4-5% p.a. for much of the past decade, well above the global average. With these increases in economic wealth and …
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Aesthetic pollutant loadings in upstream combined sewers.
… necessary to meet the challenges set by the EC Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (1991). To prevent aesthetic pollutants being discharged from a CSO, it is first necessary to gain an understanding of the quantity and temporal distribution of solids that enter the structure. This knowledge …
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Waste free cities: pathways to future smart cities in India
Rapid urbanisation worldwide has led to unplanned increases in the population of some cities. This has resulted in a number of social and environmental problems such as space, traffic congestion, housing, and increased waste volumes. Various concepts of sustainable and smart cities have been …
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Production of levulinic acid in urban biorefineries
… biorefineries in and near the nation's urban centers, where significant volumes of carbohydrate feedstock are already concentrated, collected, and hauled as municipal and commercial wastes and therefore available to commercial users at negative cost. The case evaluated is a prospective …
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Urban Mining & Regenerative E-Waste Ecosystems: Visions towards Sustainable Entrepreneurial Futures for Informal Settlements and Recycling Communities
In the face of the growing challenge of urban waste, especially within rapidly expanding informal settlements projected to house over 45% of the global population by 2050 (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2022), innovative solutions are imperative. The thesis proposes a …
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Wood Material Use in the U.S. Cabinet Industry: 1999 - 2001
… Products that were mentioned include strawboard, urban waste MDF, and plastic mouldings. Concerns rated highest by cabinet companies were finding qualified employees, increasing raw material prices, keeping qualified employees, and wood quality.
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Sustainable Utilisation of Raw Sewage Sludge (RSS) as a Water Replacement in Cement-Based Materials Containing Unprocessed Fly Ash
Prior to the implementation of the European Union Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) in 31 Dec 1998, around a quarter of the sewage sludge produced in the UK was either discharged to surface waters via pipes or disposed from ships at sea. Discontinuing this route together with the …
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Exploring the ecological and social benefits of the Khayelitsha Wetlands Park
In a world confronted by rapid urbanization linked with dramatic population growth rates, there is a general consensus that quality urban green spaces are important components of urban landscapes. Urban green spaces are defined as open spaces in urban areas primarily covered with vegetation, which …
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Evaluation of technology specific adoption dynamics of solar, small hydropower and biomass in Nigeria's energy transition plan.
… to embed ownership and affordability, biomass urban waste-to-energy clusters supported by certification and demonstration schemes, and hydro clusters that de-risk investment in small-scale projects. These strategies are integrated through an Intelligent Energy Transition Platform, designed to …
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Paesaggi industriali dello scarto. Azioni per la configurazione architettonica delle infrastrutture sanitarie e ambientali
… the treatment and recycling of municipal solid waste and the purification of wastewater and are typically designed as technological plants, with a more significant emphasis on the punctual scale rather than the linear network. The nodal elements represent the most visible components and those …
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Aferir o nível de sustentabilidade na gestão de resíduos urbanos na Ilha do Faial
… nível de sustentabilidade na gestão dos resíduos urbanos no Faial”. Para responder à questão norteadora do projeto desenvolveu-se uma investigação-ação. Fez-se um levantamento do Estado da Arte, caracterizou-se, os Sistemas em Baixa e em Alta, os indicadores de desempenho avaliados pela ERSARA …