At Home or to the Dump?: Household Garbage Management and the Trajectories of Waste in a Rural Mexican Municipio

Hilburn, Andrew M.

doi:10.1353/lag.2015.0019

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“…The wide diversity of informal waste work (buying, selecting, gathering, processing, disassembling e-waste) is thus central to this urban e-waste economy in a process that the authors refer to as "normalisation of informality" (Grant & Oteng-Ababio, 2012, p.18). Similar observations about the close interactions between the putatively separated formal and informal waste management sectors have been made in other contexts, such as China (Chi et al, 2011), Vietnam (Kawai, Osako, Matsui, & Dong, 2012), and Mexico (Frykman, 2006;Hilburn, 2015).…”

Section: Debates Around Urban Waste Management In the Latin American supporting

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Flows, system boundaries and the politics of urban metabolism: Waste management in Mexico City and Santiago de Chile

2017

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In this paper we examine two central concepts of urban metabolism ('system boundaries' and 'flows'), and explore how to approach them as a means to politicise urban metabolism research. We present empirical findings from two case studies of waste management, in Mexico City and Santiago de Chile, looking at: the materiality of waste flows, the actors involved in them, and how waste flows relate to issues of environmental justice. We argue that urban metabolism, as a methodology to understand urban sustainability, has the potential to produce knowledge to trigger urban transformations, and to analyse the social, political and environmental aspects of waste management in urban areas.

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Flows, system boundaries and the politics of urban metabolism: Waste management in Mexico City and Santiago de Chile

2017

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“…Among the most commonly used methods of waste disposal in most developing countries is illegal dumping. As cited in McAllister (2015), Al-Khatib, Kontogianni, Abu-Nabaa, Alshami and Al-Sari (2015) and Hilburn (2015) confirm that more often than not, residents within unplanned urban settlements in developing countries turn to domestic solid waste disposal methods that are unconventional. These methods are a source of health concerns for men, women, boys, and girls living in informal settlements in urban areas.…”

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Domestic Solid Waste and Health related Challenges among men and women: a case of Kiandutu informal settlement, Kiambu County, Kenya

Mwangi,

Waweru

2024

East Afr. j. health sci.

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Health is a life component that cannot be ignored. In developing economies, the migration of people, both men and women, from rural areas into urban areas results from multiple factors. The social dynamics that include a search for a better life take the lead. This dire and never-ending relocation has led to an ever-increasing mushrooming of informal settlements in the urban areas. Among the devastating consequences is the increase in domestic solid waste and its poor management. This poor domestic solid waste management health challenges is coupled with gendered socialization and perceptions, some knowledge and practices. Social Context Theory was used to guide this study. The theory assumes that there exists flexibility of gender within a defined context. The study employed exploratory research design whose choice allowed an in-depth view of the generation of both qualitative and quantitative data. Random sampling of the villages and purposive sampling of the respondents were used to identify the study sample. A total number of 264 households was used as the sample size. This was a representation of 10% of all the households in the randomly sampled villages with each village being allocated a number of the respondents in regard to gender. The unit of analysis was the household, with the household heads, male and female being the respondents. Key informants were also considered in the study. They included the village elders, community health workers and the local administration. Tools that were considered for the generation of data included observation checklists, guided questionnaires and interview guides. Qualitative data was thematically coded and analysed using SPSS V24. The study concluded that early gendered socialisation has the capacity to contribute to poor methods household solid waste for both men and women, hence contributing to health challenges. The study also observed that inadequate knowledge among men and women in the management of solid waste was linked to inequitable health challenges experienced by both genders in informal settlements. The social realities plug into the dominant arrangements of gendered social behaviour that have great capacity to affect individuals’ health. The findings suggest that gender-sensitive policies can be used to promote community awareness creation and education to modify the behaviour of men and women in protecting their own lives in terms of health

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“…In the study, the questions on waste-handling activities were classified into certain categories. These categories cover self-regulated routines/habits with regard to trash disposal, waste disposal facilities, waste-handling awareness and perceptions, knowledge and contribution, and “self-assessment” of lifestyle [1] .…”

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Dataset on waste management behaviors of urban citizens in large cities of Indonesia

Brotosusilo

Handayani

2020

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This study used a statistical approach to measure how urban citizens in certain provinces of Indonesia handle their waste. It illustrates how the desirable habits related to environmental consciousness differ across urban citizens among different regions and economic classes. A wide disparity was found in people's understanding of a healthy and clean environment across provinces and cities. Waste management ignorance was also found to be prevalent. Inculcating personal awareness of the local environment was found to be a good start toward keeping the environment clean. The observed positive correlation between the overall living conditions and littering behavior indicates that households that exhibit littering behavior also tend to score higher on living conditions. This significant positive correlation is indicative of self-interest and ignorance. The study also suggests that a higher level of household economic prosperity correlates with a more desirable behavior toward maintaining a clean and healthy environment; such behaviors are also adopted by citizens living in clean neighborhoods. Furthermore, a clean and healthy lifestyle is also supported by environmental consciousness in conjunction with hygienic environmental conditions.

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At Home or to the Dump?: Household Garbage Management and the Trajectories of Waste in a Rural Mexican Municipio

Cited by 7 publications

References 38 publications

Flows, system boundaries and the politics of urban metabolism: Waste management in Mexico City and Santiago de Chile

Flows, system boundaries and the politics of urban metabolism: Waste management in Mexico City and Santiago de Chile

Domestic Solid Waste and Health related Challenges among men and women: a case of Kiandutu informal settlement, Kiambu County, Kenya

Dataset on waste management behaviors of urban citizens in large cities of Indonesia

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