TY  - SER
AU  - Nguyen Thi Minh Thu
AU  - Chongrak Polprasert,
AU  - Thammarat Koottatep,
AU  - Vilas Nitivattananon,
ED  - Project 300, Vietnam,
ED  - AIT Fellowship,
TI  - Sustainable solid waste management practices: a comparative study of Bangkok City and Ho Chi Minh City
T2  - Thesis
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Pathum Thani, Thailand
PB  - Asian Institute of Technology
KW  - Refuse and refuse disposal
KW  - Thailand
KW  - Bangkok
KW  - Vietnam
KW  - Ho Chi Minh
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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