Waste and Distributive Justice in Asia - In-Ward Waste Disposal in Tokyo

Sommario

1. Introduction 2. Explaining the Rise and Fall of the Dominance of an Idea 3. The First Garbage War and Rising Influence of IWWD 4. Declining Influence of IWWD 5. The Second Garbage War and the Revival of IWWD 6. Decline and Abandonment of IWWD 7. Conclusion

Info autore

Takashi Nakazawa is Associate Professor of Sociology and Politics at the Faculty of Informatics in Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Japan. His recent publications include "Politics of distributive justice in the siting of waste disposal facilities: the case of Tokyo", Environmental Politics, 25(3), 2016.

Riassunto

This book explores the notion of distributive justice and waste management, using the in-ward waste disposal (IWWD) policy in Tokyo as a lens in which the policy, politics and technology of waste management in a large city can be examined. This book plots the rise and fall of IWWD and provides alternative perspectives on the allocation of unwelc

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Takashi Nakazawa, Nakazawa Takashi
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367891510
• ISBN: 978-0-367-89151-0
• Pagine: 166
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Environmental Policy and Practice
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Japan, Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, environmental science, engineering & technology, Waste Management, Human Geography, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Water industries, Energy industries and utilities, Development and environmental geography