Transforming Waste Management - Challenges and Success of an Indian City

Waste management has become a great challenge for cities and urban areas, especially in countries with a high population density. This book looks at the waste management apparatus of the city of Indore, India to see how the city overhauled its waste management practices and strategies to become one of the cleanest in the country.

List of contents

1.Waste and Cities in India: The Clean India Mission 2. Waste and the City of Indore 3. Process Transformation 4. ICT interventions in Waste Management 5. Stakeholder Engagement 6. Innovative Business Models for waste management 7. Moving towards Circularity: Environment & Waste Management 8. Comparative Assessment of Cities in India and around the World

About the author

Mercy S Samuel is an Urban Management specialist with more than a decade of experience in teaching and researching on circular economy, waste management, climate change, and municipal finance. Dr Samuel had been on advisory committee of various government schemes for urban finance and circular economy for central and state government. She has published researches on waste management practices in India and led students and government officials to look at exemplary practices in waste management internationally.
Syed Asad Ali Warsi is an esteemed Environmentalist and Sustainability Advisor and has dedicated 26 years to the field of Environment Engineering, Science, and Waste Management. His impactful contributions span national and international projects, policy formulations, and advisory roles for the Government of India and numerous state governments. Dr Warsi's excellence in Sustainable Development, Solid Waste Management, and Circular Economy Models has transformed over 300 cities and towns in India. Notably, he served as the Project Management Consultant for Indore Municipal Corporation, which earned the title of India's Cleanest City from 2017 to 2020.

Summary

Waste management has become a great challenge for cities and urban areas, especially in countries with a high population density. This book looks at the waste management apparatus of the city of Indore, India to see how the city overhauled its waste management practices and strategies to become one of the cleanest in the country.

Product details

• Authors: Mercy S Samuel, Mercy S Warsi Samuel, Asad Warsi
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032256658
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3225665-8
• No. of pages: 108
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Sustainability, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Urban & municipal planning, Regional Studies, Science / Environmental Science, Regional / International studies, Hydrology & the hydrosphere, Physical geography & topography, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Human Geography, Urban communities, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Physical geography and topography, Hydrology and the hydrosphere, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Civil engineering, surveying and building