Municipal solid waste management in the Caribbean: a benefit-cost analysis

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cepal.bibLevelDocumento Completo
cepal.callNumberLC/L.3543
cepal.docTypeSeries
cepal.idSade45473
cepal.physicalDescriptiongráficos, tablas
cepal.regionalOfficePuerto España
cepal.topicEngCITIES AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
cepal.topicEngPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
cepal.topicEngCLIMATE CHANGE
cepal.topicSpaCIUDADES Y ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS
cepal.topicSpaGESTIÓN PÚBLICA
cepal.topicSpaCAMBIO CLIMÁTICO
cepal.workareaEngSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
cepal.workareaEngPLANNING FOR DEVELOPMENT
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE Y ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS
cepal.workareaSpaPLANIFICACIÓN PARA EL DESARROLLO
dc.contributor.authorPhillips, Willard
dc.contributor.authorThorne, Elizabeth
dc.coverage.spatialEngCARIBBEAN REGION
dc.coverage.spatialSpaCARIBE
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-02T15:40:56Z
dc.date.available2014-01-02T15:40:56Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliography
dc.description.abstractWaste management is one of the least recognized public policy issues in the Caribbean. Quite apart from the obvious physical unattractiveness of the business, waste management often competes with more pressing economic and social issues such as fiscal and trade matters, unemployment and poverty, education and health, and crime and security. Even within the domain of environmental sustainability, the management of waste has had to play second fiddle to more apparently manifest challenges such as land and coastal degradation, biodiversity loss, and climate change. Waste management, however, remains a major challenge for any society, since all natural processes generate waste. The particular economic, social and environmental circumstances of the Caribbean make this issue especially critical for medium- to long-term sustainable development. The present study therefore seeks to undertake a costbenefit analysis of investment in waste management systems in the Caribbean, to assess the net economic effects of enhanced waste management and to identify opportunities for enhanced economic benefits through improved waste-stream management. The study uses a case-study approach and examines the issue in two Caribbean countries: Saint Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago.
dc.formatTexto
dc.format.extent57 páginas.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/CAR/L.349
dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/L.3543
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/5053
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription57 p. : gráfs., tabls.
dc.publisherECLAC
dc.publisher.placePort-of-Spain
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesStudies and Perspectives Series (The Caribbean)
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesNo22
dc.subject.unbisEngECONOMIC ASPECTS
dc.subject.unbisEngMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subject.unbisEngWASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject.unbisEngWASTES
dc.subject.unbisEngCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subject.unbisEngPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
dc.subject.unbisSpaADMINISTRACION DE DESPERDICIOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaASPECTOS ECONOMICOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESECHOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaGOBIERNO MUNICIPAL
dc.subject.unbisSpaANALISIS COSTO-BENEFICIO
dc.subject.unbisSpaADMINISTRACION PUBLICA
dc.titleMunicipal solid waste management in the Caribbean: a benefit-cost analysis
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