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3.1.2 Sustainable Cities - Coggle Diagram
3.1.2 Sustainable Cities
Importance of effective waste management for progressing towards SUD
Problems for urban areas across different levels of development
In terms of waste collection, disposal, and reusing/recycling
More developed countries - high levels of consumption hence increased waste production
Less developed countries - urbanisation & population growth, ineffective management
Impact of waste and related problems on SUD
Economic
Impact on eonomic activities
Cost of cleaning up
Drop in property prices
Social
Human health
Climate change
Poor quality of life
Environmental
Atmospheric impact
Geomorphic impact
Hydrological impact
Importance for SD
Waste management well-embedded within SDGs
Target 11.6: Municipal solid waste
Target 12.3: Food loss and waste
Target 12.4: Chemicals and wastes management
Target 12.5: Prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse
Target 14.1: Reduce marine pollution
Goal of sustainable waste management
Reduce consumption of natural resources
Maximise reuse of materials taken from nature
Minimal waste generation
Sustainable waste management is a key concept of the circular economy
Entails developing a circular economy of waste, rather than the linear make-use-dispose model
Strategies to manage non-hazardous waste - Successes & limitations
Successes & limitations, applicability to places of different levels of development
Waste collection
Waste disposal
Landfills
Incineration
Waste reduction
Reusing
Taxation
Recycling
Importance of effective waste management for progressing towards SUD
Importance of effective urban reimaging for progressing towards SUD