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Global Waste Management
Models for Tackling the International Waste Crisis
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WINNER: 2020 International Solid Waste Association Publication Award
Among other factors, rapid global population growth, our development model and patterns of production and consumption have increased waste generation worldwide to unsustainable rates. This rise has led to crises in many countries where waste management practices are no longer sound. Global Waste Management outlines the emerging global waste crisis considering the perspectives of developed and developing countries around the world and the international relationships between them. This book provides an ecological viewpoint as well as studying these problems from a legal and justice standpoint.
Global Waste Management contextualises the problems faced when dealing with waste including the causes and origins. Focus is given to cross border waste transfer, as an ongoing and controversial practice, making waste management a global matter. This book scrutinizes existing international, European and Brazilian regulation on waste to highlight the complexity of the subject and the weaknesses of the law. Using a critical and socio-ecological approach, the book proposes an original model of governance to support a new system of global waste management that takes into account ecological sustainability and social justice to overcome the waste crisis. To create these models, a theoretical framework on socio-ecological justice is developed and combined with different discourses and theories described throughout the book. This is the essential guide to understanding the global waste crisis and the future of waste management.
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Table of contents
- Chapter - 00: Introduction;
- Section - ONE: The socio-ecological problem of waste;
- Chapter - 01: The waste crisis – origins and causes;
- Chapter - 02: Waste as a problem of justice;
- Chapter - 03: Models to overcome the waste crisis;
- Section - TWO: A new waste management system for a sustainable and just future;
- Chapter - 04: Waste as a legal problem;
- Chapter - 05: Legal regulation of cross-border waste transfer;
- Chapter - 06: Global governance and the management of waste;
- Chapter - 07: Conclusion;
- Chapter - 08: References and further reading;
- Chapter - 09: Index
Reviews
International trade of substances and objects which are not anymore, or never were, interesting for the owner, is a phenomenon which deserves scientific attention and critical analysis. Following an exhaustive research, Kamila Pope went beyond the mere legal approach in the framework of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, and has presented a multidisciplinary approach to the global problem of waste management. The visualising data methods included in the book enhance effective communication and contribute to a thorough understanding of the main central message of the book: the equity or inequity of international relations among world regions, as a consequence of waste management options.
Global Waste Management can help change the mindset of those who are concerned with the effects of current production and consumption patterns and waste management system between the so called Global North and Global South Regions. Kamila Pope's book provides clear insights on the best waste management options necessary to trigger a shift from a linear economy based on a throwaway society, towards a new circular economy paradigm, based on a frugal, responsible and more sustainable society.
Thought-provoking and altruistic, this book provides a fascinating angle addressing the waste management debacles and the so-called 'waste emergencies' that are encountered by many countries to date. In this highly researched book, Dr. Pope provides her insights and models to deal with the waste crisis, which is highly critical in recent times. She supports the theory that waste is a justice problem, which is spot on and yet often neglected in the mainstream schools of thought.
It is well known that there are recurrent trans-boundary movement of hazardous and other wastes, and while the typical discourses are usually revolving around the technical matters, this book delves deeper to understand the root of the waste problem. As such, it is a quintessential reference for researchers, students, government officials, and consultants working in the waste sector all around the world. The knowledge gained from the book may provide a base for critical thinking to deal with the waste issues in the readers' respective countries.
- The book provides a brilliant description of the mechanisms behind the waste crisis, one of the biggest challenges for creating a more sustainable future. Kamila Pope offers a sharp analysis of how we arrived in this situation and shows how adequate governance could lead us out of it. A paradigm shift in the current dominant economic model and legal order for the use of a more systemic view is wisely proposed. This is an essential read for all working in sustainability issues and environmental policy.
- Dr. Michelle Bonatti, Deputy Head, Sustainable Land Use in Developing Countries Dept, Leibniz Agricultural Landscape Research Center
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