Sustainable Waste Management: Policies and Case Studies

7th IconSWM—ISWMAW 2017, Volume 1

Buch | Hardcover

729 Seiten

2019 | 1st ed. 2020
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-13-7070-0 (ISBN)

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The book presents high-quality research papers from the Seventh International Conference on Solid Waste Management (IconSWM 2017), held at Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad on December 15–17, 2017. The conference, an official side event of the high-level Intergovernmental Eighth Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific, aimed to generate scientific inputs into the policy consultation of the Forum co-organized by the UNCRD/UNDESA, MoEFCC India, MOUD India and MOEJ, Japan. Presenting research on solid waste management from more than 30 countries, the book is divided into three volumes and addresses various issues related to innovation and implementation in sustainable waste management, segregation, collection, transportation of waste, treatment technology, policy and strategies, energy recovery, life cycle analysis, climate change, research and business opportunities.

Prof. Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, Professor & Former Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department and Founder Coordinator of the Centre for QMS at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, is a prominent figure in the field on Waste Management, Green Manufacturing & Green Factories. He served as the Director, CBWE, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Govt. of India and L&T Ltd. Prof. Ghosh is also the founder and Chairman of the IconSWM; President of the International Society of Waste Management, Air and Water; and chairman of the Indian Congress on Quality, Environment, Energy and Safety Management Systems (ICQESMS). In 2012 he was awarded a Distinguished Visiting Fellowship by the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK to work on 'Energy Recovery from Municipal Solid Waste'. More recently, he was tasked with the Horizon 2020 research project entitled “Bio-mimetic and phyto-technologies designed for low-cost purification and recycling of water - India H2O” (2018-22), which is funded by the European Union. Prof. Ghosh is also an international expert affiliated with a) the United Nations Centre for Regional Development under the UN in 3R Forum (Adelaide, 2016); b) the Asian Productivity Organization (APO), Japan and China Productivity Council (CPC) on Green Manufacturing and Green Factories (Taiwan 2014, 2015, 2016); and c) a Research Project for GP for the BoP business in APO member countries in Asia (May 2016 - June 2017). His papers on waste management, namely on biowaste, e-wastes and MSW have received Excellence Awards in many countries. In addition to holding two Indian patents and serving as a member of the editorial boards of several journals, he initiated the movement for worldwide Sustainable Waste Management with partners in many countries through the “Consortium of Researchers in International Collaboration” (CRIC). Prof. Ghosh has been Principal Investigator of more than 25 research projects, and has written ninebooks and more than 180 national and international articles and book chapters. He can be reached at: sadhankghosh9@gmail.com.

Developing the Circular Economy in South Africa: Challenges and Opportunities.- The State of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management in Israel.- Assessing Livelihood and Employment Generation Opportunities in Metros Arising from Increasing Compliance with SWM Rules 2016 – A Case of Bengaluru.- Community Participation and Waste Management.- Study on Solid Waste Management System in Dindigul Corporation of Tamilnadu and Feasibility Analysis on Waste to Energy Projects.- Dakshin Dilli Swachh Initiatives Limited: A Comprehensive Approach towards Sustainable Waste Management.- Contemporary Focuses on Integrated Solid Waste Management System through Small Scale Onsite Composting for Educational Institution.- Evaluation of Calorific of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW).- The Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution to Ground Environment in Landfill. A Case Study: Kieu Ky Landfill - Hanoi, Vietnam.- Status of Waste Management in Sodepur Area: A Case Study.

Erscheinungsdatum	01.07.2019
Zusatzinfo	205 Illustrations, color; 60 Illustrations, black and white; XXX, 729 p. 265 illus., 205 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
Schlagworte	conference proceedings • IconSWM 2017 • IconSWM Proceedings • Land Fill Management • Solid waste management • sustainable development • waste management • Waste-to-enegy • Waste Utilization and Minimization
ISBN-10	981-13-7070-2 / 9811370702
ISBN-13	978-981-13-7070-0 / 9789811370700
Zustand	Neuware