Elsevier Waste Management and Resource Recycling in the Developing World

Waste Management and Resource Recycling in the Developing World provides a unique perspective on the state of waste management and resource recycling in the developing world, offering practical solutions based on innovative tools and technologies as well as examples and case studies from developed regions. There is high potential for waste management to produce energy and value-added products, and sustainable waste management based on a circular economy not only improves sanitation, it also provides economic and environmental benefits. In addition to waste minimization, waste-to-economy and waste-to-energy have become integral parts of waste management practices. A proper waste management strategy not only leads to reduction in environmental pollution but also moves toward generating sufficient energy for improving environmental sustainability in the coming decades. Waste Management and Resource Recycling in the Developing World is organized by waste type, including electronic, industrial, and biomedical/hazardous, and each section covers advanced techniques in waste management, such as remote sensing and GIS, as well as socioeconomic factors, transnational transport, and policy implications. Waste managers, environmental scientists, sustainability practitioners, and engineers will find this a valuable resource for addressing the challenges of waste management in the developing world. Review Presents traditional and modern emerging approaches for addressing waste management and circular economy solutions for the developing world From the Back Cover <p><i>Waste Management and Resource Recycling in the Developing World</i> provides a unique perspective on the state of waste management and resource recycling in the developing world, offering practical solutions based on innovative tools and technologies as well as examples and case studies from developed regions. There is high potential for waste management to produce energy and value-added products, and sustainable waste management based on a circular economy not only improves sanitation, it also provides economic and environmental benefits. In addition to waste minimization, waste-to-economy and waste-to-energy have become integral parts of waste management practices. A proper waste management strategy not only leads to reduction in environmental pollution but also moves toward generating sufficient energy for improving environmental sustainability in the coming decades.</p><i> <p>Waste Management and Resource Recycling in the Developing World</p></i><p> is organized by waste type, including electronic, industrial, and biomedical/hazardous, and each section covers advanced techniques in waste management, such as remote sensing and GIS, as well as socioeconomic factors, transnational transport, and policy implications. Waste managers, environmental scientists, sustainability practitioners, and engineers will find this a valuable resource for addressing the challenges of waste management in the developing world.</p> About the Author Dr. Pardeep Singh is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental Science, PGDAV College, University of Delhi, in New Delhi, India. He obtained his PhD at the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi. Dr. Singh has published more than 65 papers in international journals in the fields of waste management, environmental pollution, and agricultural nanotechnology, and has co-edited 30 books. Pramit Verma is a Senior Research Fellow at Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. His research interests are in the socioeconomic dynamics, urban energy flow, urban land use/land cover change, biostatistics and ecological modelling. He is currently working in the field of Urban Ecology. He has also worked in the field of urban climate disaster risk reduction and management. He has published several research articles