Organising Waste in the City: International Perspectives on Narratives and Practices Contributor(s): Zapata, María José (Editor), Hall, Michael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1447306376 ISBN-13: 9781447306375 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $142.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy |
Dewey: 363.728 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.15 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book offers a critical perspective on the issue of organising waste in cities, which has often been positioned in terms of relatively narrow engineering, economic and physical science approaches. It emphasises the ways in which the notion of waste, and the narratives and discourses associated with it, have been socially constructed with corresponding implications for waste governance and local waste handling practices. Organising waste in the city takes a broad and international approach to the ways in which the issue of waste is framed, and brings together narratives from cities as diverse as Amsterdam, Bristol, Cairo, Gothenburg, Helsingborg and Managua. Organised into four main sections and with an integrative introduction and conclusion, the book not only provides new insights into the hidden stories of urban and municipal household solid waste and waste landscapes, but also connects concerns regarding urban waste to such issues as globalisation, governance, urban ecology, and social, economic and environmental justice. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hall, Michael: - Michael Hall is professor in the Department of Management at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and fellow at the Freiberg Institute for Advanced Studies in Germany.Zapata, Maria Jose: - Maria José Zapata is fellow in the Gothenburg Research Institute in the School of Business, Economics, and Law at the University of Gothenburg and at the Service Management Department at Lund University in Sweden. |