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Jeffrey K Seadon - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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sustainable Waste Management systems
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2010Co-Authors: Jeffrey K SeadonAbstract:Abstract Waste Management is viewed as part of a generation, collection and disposal system. A systems approach that reveals its relationship to other parts of the system is examined in the light of producing more sustainable practice. The move to a more sustainable society requires greater sophistication to manage Waste. A traditional reductionist approach is unsustainable as it lacks flexibility and long term thinking. A sustainable Waste Management system incorporates feedback loops, is focused on processes, embodies adaptability and diverts Wastes from disposal. Transitioning to a sustainable Waste Management system requires identification and application of leverage points which effect change.
Hongping Yuan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a swot analysis of successful construction Waste Management
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2013Co-Authors: Hongping YuanAbstract:Recent years have witnessed a significant amount of construction Waste as a result of rapid urbanization and large scale of construction activities in China. However, compared to many advanced western countries, very few studies have been carried out for investigating the construction Waste Management problems in China. This study, by conducting a strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat (SWOT) analysis, aims to help understand the status quo of construction Waste Management based on the particular context of Shenzhen city in south China. Data supporting the analysis are derived from multiple channels including governmental reports, Waste Management related regulations, literature review, and focus group meetings. The study opens a window through which major stakeholders involved can perceive the internal and external conditions of construction Waste Management in Shenzhen. The seven critical strategies, which are presented based on the SWOTs identified, could be useful for Shenzhen to develop and promote its future construction Waste Management at the strategic level.
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key indicators for assessing the effectiveness of Waste Management in construction projects
Ecological Indicators, 2013Co-Authors: Hongping YuanAbstract:Abstract Effective construction and demolition (C&D) Waste Management is indispensable to the attainment of sustainable construction. Many endeavors so far have been made to assess C&D Waste Management. However, the majority of efforts have been attempted to investigate C&D Waste Management from an economic point of view, while very few studies have been focused on the environmental and social aspects, which are imperative to promote effective C&D Waste Management. This paper identifies 30 key indicators affecting the overall effectiveness of C&D Waste Management from a holistic perspective and develops a C&D Waste Management effectiveness assessment framework by integrating the key indicators identified. The assessment framework not only deepens understanding of effectiveness of C&D Waste Management, but also provides a concrete base for future research in assessing the effectiveness of C&D Waste Management quantitatively.
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trend of the research on construction and demolition Waste Management
Waste Management, 2011Co-Authors: Hongping Yuan, Liyin ShenAbstract:Abstract Research interests in addressing construction and demolition (C&D) Waste Management issues have resulted in a large amount of publications during the last decade. This study demonstrates that there is no systematic examination on the research development in literature in the discipline of C&D Waste Management. This study presents the latest research trend in the discipline through analyzing the publications from 2000 to 2009 in eight major international journals. The analysis is conducted on the number of papers published annually, main authors’ contributions, research methods and data analysis methods adopted, and research topics covered. The results exhibit an increasing research interest in C&D Waste Management in recent years. Researchers from developed economies have contributed significantly to the development of the research in the discipline. Some developing countries such as Malaysia and China have also been making good efforts in promoting C&D Waste Management research. The findings from this study also indicate that survey and case study are major methods for data collection, and the data are mostly processed through descriptive analysis. It is anticipated that more future studies on C&D Waste Management will be led by researchers from developing economies, where construction works will remain their major economic activities. On the other hand, more sophisticated modeling and simulating techniques have been used effectively in a number of studies on C&D Waste Management research, and this is considered a major methodology for future research in the discipline. C&D Waste Management will continue to be a hot research topic in the future, in particularly, the importance of human factors in C&D Waste Management has emerged as a new challenging topic.
Forbes R Mcdougall - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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life cycle inventory tools supporting the development of sustainable solid Waste Management systems
Corporate Environmental Strategy, 2001Co-Authors: Forbes R McdougallAbstract:Abstract Integrated Waste Management (IWM) is an approach that can be used to develop more sustainable Waste Management systems. Sustainable Waste Management means Waste Management systems that are environmentally effective, economically affordable and socially acceptable for a particular region and its individual circumstances. Based on an integrated approach to Waste Management, a community or region can continuously improve and monitor their solid Waste Management system. The tool of Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) can support the implementation of IWM. This tool can assess the use of resources (including energy), the release of emissions to air, water and land, and the generation of useful products from Waste. LCI is a decision support tool and can help planners and Waste managers design more sustainable Waste Management systems for the future. In this article the concept of Integrated Waste Management is described and the application of Life Cycle inventory tools to Waste Management is discussed. A number of current Life Cycle models for Waste Management systems are introduced.
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integrated solid Waste Management a life cycle inventory
2001Co-Authors: Forbes R Mcdougall, Marina Franke, Peter White, Peter HindleAbstract:Introduction Section 1: Integrated Waste Management and Life Cycle Asssessment Integrated Waste Management The development of integrated Waste Management systems: case studies and their analysis Life cycle assessment A life cycle inventory of solid Waste Life cycle inventory case studies The overall picture Section 2: Solid Waste Management Systems Solid Waste generation and composition Waste collection Central sorting Biological treatment Thermal treatment Landfilling Materials recycling Section 3: IWM-2 - A User's Guide WM-2: a life cycle inventory model for integrated Waste Management Waste inputs Waste collection MRF and RDF sorting Biological treatment Thermal treatment Landfilling Materials recycling Advanced settings Waste flow button Streams button Scenario comparisons What parameters have changed?
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integrated solid Waste Management
2001Co-Authors: Forbes R Mcdougall, Peter R White, Marina Franke, Peter HindleAbstract:Integrated Solid Waste Management , Integrated Solid Waste Management , کتابخانه دیجیتالی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی و خدمات درمانی شهید بهشتی
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integrated solid Waste Management a lifecycle inventory
1995Co-Authors: Forbes R Mcdougall, Peter R White, Marina Franke, Peter HindleAbstract:Introduction Section 1: Integrated Waste Management and Life Cycle Asssessment Integrated Waste Management The development of integrated Waste Management systems: case studies and their analysis Life cycle assessment A life cycle inventory of solid Waste Life cycle inventory case studies The overall picture Section 2: Solid Waste Management Systems Solid Waste generation and composition Waste collection Central sorting Biological treatment Thermal treatment Landfilling Materials recycling Section 3: IWM-2 - A User's Guide WM-2: a life cycle inventory model for integrated Waste Management Waste inputs Waste collection MRF and RDF sorting Biological treatment Thermal treatment Landfilling Materials recycling Advanced settings Waste flow button Streams button Scenario comparisons What parameters have changed?
Amirreza Mahpour - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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prioritizing barriers to adopt circular economy in construction and demolition Waste Management
Resources Conservation and Recycling, 2018Co-Authors: Amirreza MahpourAbstract:Abstract Construction and demolition (CD ineffective CD and using finitely recyclable construction materials are ranked first. Also from an aggregate perspective, agency and ownership issues in C&D Waste Management, lack of integration of sustainable C&D Waste Management, and uncertain aftermaths of moving toward circular economy in C&D Waste Management are three high priority barriers which should be removed before transforming current linear economy to circular economy in C&D Waste Management.
Ni-bin Chang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Solid Waste Management in European countries: a review of systems analysis techniques.
Journal of environmental management, 2011Co-Authors: Ana Pires, Graça Martinho, Ni-bin ChangAbstract:In the past few decades, solid Waste Management systems in Europe have involved complex and multi-faceted trade-offs among a plethora of technological alternatives, economic instruments, and regulatory frameworks. These changes resulted in various environmental, economic, social, and regulatory impacts in Waste Management practices which not only complicate regional policy analysis, but also reshape the paradigm of global sustainable development. Systems analysis, a discipline that harmonizes these integrated solid Waste Management strategies, has been uniquely providing interdisciplinary support for decision making in this area. Systems engineering models and system assessment tools, both of which enrich the analytical framework of Waste Management, were designed specifically to handle particular types of problems. Though how to smooth out the barriers toward achieving appropriate systems synthesis and integration of these models and tools to aid in the solid Waste Management schemes prevalent in European countries still remains somewhat uncertain. This paper conducts a thorough literature review of models and tools illuminating possible overlapped boundaries in Waste Management practices in European countries and encompassing the pros and cons of Waste Management practices in each member state of the European Union. Whereas the Southern European Union (EU) countries need to develop further measures to implement more integrated solid Waste Management and reach EU directives, the Central EU countries need models and tools with which to rationalize their technological choices and Management strategies. Nevertheless, considering systems analysis models and tools in a synergistic way would certainly provide opportunities to develop better solid Waste Management strategies leading to conformity with current standards and foster future perspectives for both the Waste Management industry and government agencies in European Union.
