An ethical assessment of waste management at the Great East Road Campus of the University of Zambia
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description: The aim of this study was an ethical assessment of waste management on the Great East Road campus of the University of Zambia and to assess if there was a formal waste management strategy on the campus to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the campus holistic ecosystem. The objectives of the study were: 1) To investigate the situation regarding guidelines or policies on waste management at the University of Zambia; 2) To describe the situation regarding the management of waste on the Great East Road campus of the University of Zambia; and 3) To investigate the attitudes of members of staff, students, and other stakeholders towards waste management on the Great East Road campus of the University of Zambia. The significance of the study was to ascertain the actual situation regarding waste management on the University of Zambia Great East Road campus and to sensitise administration, staff and students to their involvement in such management by taking greater ownership of the campus conditions. This was a case study design and the methodology used was qualitative involving an ethical evaluation. The methods involved primary and secondary sources. The primary data involved observations, in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with selected stakeholders such as students, residents, administrators, technicians, cleaners and some officials from the waste collector, Lusaka City Council (LCC) and the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) (formerly Environmental Council of Zambia (ECZ)). The secondary data involved information on relevant literature from appropriate books, journals, internet and newspapers. Observations were carried out by the researcher by moving around the boundaries of the UNZA campus. The purposive sampling method was employed in coming up with the sample of 116 participants (68 male / 48 female) for in-depth interviews. Convenience sampling was used to select participants in the 10 FGDs. An ethical evaluation was made by app…
abstract: The aim of this study was an ethical assessment of waste management on the Great East Road campus of the University of Zambia and to assess if there was a formal waste management strategy on the campus to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the campus holistic ecosystem. The objectives of the study were: 1) To investigate the situation regarding guidelines or policies on waste management at the University of Zambia; 2) To describe the situation regarding the management of waste on the Great East Road campus of the University of Zambia; and 3) To investigate the attitudes of members of staff, students, and other stakeholders towards waste management on the Great East Road campus of the University of Zambia. The significance of the study was to ascertain the actual situation regarding waste management on the University of Zambia Great East Road campus and to sensitise administration, staff and students to their involvement in such management by taking greater ownership of the campus conditions. This was a case study design and the methodology used was qualitative involving an ethical evaluation. The methods involved primary and secondary sources. The primary data involved observations, in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with selected stakeholders such as students, residents, administrators, technicians, cleaners and some officials from the waste collector, Lusaka City Council (LCC) and the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) (formerly Environmental Council of Zambia (ECZ)). The secondary data involved information on relevant literature from appropriate books, journals, internet and newspapers. Observations were carried out by the researcher by moving around the boundaries of the UNZA campus. The purposive sampling method was employed in coming up with the sample of 116 participants (68 male / 48 female) for in-depth interviews. Convenience sampling was used to select participants in the 10 FGDs. An ethical evaluation was made by app…
author: Mwansa, Mubanga
language: en
keywords: Waste management-Zambia, Refuse and Refuse disposal-Lusaka, Zambia
date published: 2016-03-23
date modified: 2026-07-27T22:06:42Z
provider: University of Zimbabwe
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of Zimbabwe