Municipal Environmental Management Indicators: A Bottom-Up Approach Applied to the Colombian Context

Criollo, Ruby; Malheiros, Tadeu Fabrí­cio; Alfaro, Jose F.

doi:10.1007/s11205-018-1864-9

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“…The most repeated number of indicators therein were nine [80,86,91] and fifteen [48,63,68], where each of these numbers was found in three of the seventeen frameworks. Four of the remaining frameworks (i.e., 23.5% of total) had a higher number of indicators, 21 in RWSI [97], 34 in WSC [78], 40 in MEM [94], and 44 in TBL-MCDA [92], respectively, while only one study (i.e., RBWSI [65]) had a lower number, with eight indicators. The lower number was not typical; however, this framework had a unique design, with two orders of sub-indicators.…”

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“…The global scale appeared only twice in WPI [67] and GWSI [7], likely because the amount of time, effort, and required data are extensive. The scale with the most significant share (9 studies or 52.8%) tended toward the local (mainly city) scale whilst the remaining six studies were evenly split between the community scale [68,92] and territorial (regional) scale [63,94], which refers to large areas, such as those with several cities. The last of these is the "other" category, with two frameworks, which included the national and factory scales [80,96].…”

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“…All percentages for the process of normalization are shown in Figure 7. Eight studies used categorical rescaling [49,63,65,78,92,[95][96][97], and five studies used continuous rescaling [7,67,68,86,94], with 47.1% and 29.4% of the total share, respectively. Three studies (17.6% of total) used a combination of both [48,90,93].…”

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Sustainable Water Resources Management Assessment Frameworks (SWRM-AF) for Arid and Semi-Arid Regions: A Systematic Review

Alsaeed

Hunt²,

Sharifi³

2022

Sustainability

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Sustainable water resources management assessment frameworks (SWRM-AF) with associated indicators and benchmarks have appeared widely during the last decades to improve or maintain water resources. Examination or evaluation of their appropriateness and refinement for particular arid and semi-arid regions is a relatively unexplored area. To fill this gap in knowledge, a systematic review of relevant 21st century studies identified within two extensive databases, Scopus and Engineering Village, and in grey literature, is undertaken in this study. Therein, 17 studies are identified and thoroughly explored to identify their focus, application, and framework construction. The results of the comparative analysis among these frameworks show that the average numbers of components and indicators are 4.5 and 17.6, respectively. Meanwhile, categorical rescaling (47.1%), equal weighting (47.1%), arithmetic technique (82.35%), local scale (52.8%), and interval of the final index value of [0–100] (41.2%) are the most commonly used normalization methods and elements. The paper concludes that none of the existing tools reviewed is 100% applicable for arid and semi-arid regions, and therefore the case is made for developing a new bespoke SWRM-AF. The outcomes of this paper provide some useful insights into what should be included therein (e.g., stakeholder engagement and specific indicators to fit the context).

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Sustainable Water Resources Management Assessment Frameworks (SWRM-AF) for Arid and Semi-Arid Regions: A Systematic Review

Alsaeed

Hunt²,

Sharifi³

2022

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“…Only three countries of the Amazon produced articles listed in the international databases employed. Of these, Brazil produced twelve articles [2], [8]- [18], while two articles each was produced by Colombia [19], [20] and Peru [21], [22].…”

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“…The articles presented proposals and diagnostics related to MSW management in the Amazon, considering aspects such as energy production [11], [13], technological issues and selective collection limitations, and reverse logistics and recycling [8], [12], [14], [15], [20]. Discussion was also provided of environmental, social, economic, and legal implications of the disposal of MSW in dumps and sanitary landfills [2], [8], [9], [12], [14]- [17], [20], [21], environmental management [2], [10], and governance [18], [19], [22].…”

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Municipal Solid Waste Management in the Amazon: Environmental, Social, and Economic Problems, Gaps, and Challenges

Oliveira

Medeiros

2020

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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The Amazon region presents challenges for the management of municipal solid waste (MSW), due to its social, environmental, and economic vulnerabilities. This work investigated MSW management in the Amazon and in the Southwest Brazilian Amazon (SWBRAM). A bibliographic search (from 2007 to 2019) was performed for articles published in scientific journals and in official reports, related to MSW management in the countries of the Amazon. Visits in loco to the Brazilian municipalities of Humaitá and Manicoré, in Amazonas State (AM), and Ariquemes, in Rondônia State (RO), gathered information about the characteristics of MSW (Humaitá), the conditions of a waste-collection cooperative (Manicoré), and the management of a sanitary landfill (Ariquemes). The bibliographic search found only sixteen articles, highlighting the following aspects of MSW management in the Amazon: high organic-matter content (50%) and low MSW generation. There was significant disposal of waste in dumps, an incipient recycling market, and a lack of infrastructure for logistics. The MSW management scenario for the SWBRAM was similar to that for the Amazon. In Humaitá, MSW was deposited in a dump, leading to the presence of waste pickers. In Manicoré, only plastic, paper, and aluminum could feasibly be transported on the Madeira River to the recycling industry in Manaus (AM). The high rainfall and the distance to transport MSW were the main issues related to landfill management in Ariquemes. Management actions proposed in the literature present limitations in the Amazon environment, so there is the need for continuous investment in MSW prevention programs and treatment technologies, besides optimizing recycling and composting.

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Balancing ecological conservation with socioeconomic development

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Liu

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Ambio

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Municipal Environmental Management Indicators: A Bottom-Up Approach Applied to the Colombian Context

Cited by 6 publications

References 18 publications

Sustainable Water Resources Management Assessment Frameworks (SWRM-AF) for Arid and Semi-Arid Regions: A Systematic Review

Sustainable Water Resources Management Assessment Frameworks (SWRM-AF) for Arid and Semi-Arid Regions: A Systematic Review

Municipal Solid Waste Management in the Amazon: Environmental, Social, and Economic Problems, Gaps, and Challenges

Balancing ecological conservation with socioeconomic development

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