a comparative study of Bangkok City and Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Thi Minh Thu creator Chongrak Polprasert Chairperson Thammarat Koottatep Examination Committee Vilas Nitivattananon Examination committee Project 300, Vietnam Scholarship donor AIT Fellowship Scholarship donor text series technical report th Pathum Thani, Thailand Asian Institute of Technology 2007 continuing eng 104 p. : ill. Solid waste management (SWM) is becoming an environmental concern in urban areas of many developing countries. Common problems for municipal solid waste management in developing countries in Asia include institutional deficiencies, inadequate legislation, resource constraints, etc. In order to investigate sustainable solutions for SWM in urban areas, the concept "Integrated and Sustainable Solid Waste Management" (ISSWM) was employed in this study with case studies taken in Bangkok, Thailand and Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. In this research, three aspects such as technical effectiveness, public private participation, and recycling effectiveness were used as indicators for SWM sustainability. Based on data obtained from questionnaires, site visits, personal interviews and literature reviews, Bangkok City was found to have better sustainability index than Ho Chi Minh City. This is due mainly to lesser economic growth, treatment deficiency, lack of public participation in collection and treatment system. Beside, Bangkok City presented high rate of collection, treatment effectiveness and public involvement which brought SWM system this city become more sustainable and integrated A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Environmental Engineering and Management. Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2007 Refuse and refuse disposal Thailand Bangkok Refuse and refuse disposal Vietnam Ho Chi Minh Asian Institute of Technology. http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B11256 http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B11256 071113 20260818223652.0