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Waste Management & Research, Vol. 12, No. 3, 233-242 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X9401200305

Municipal Solid Waste Management: Institutional and Socio-Economic Constraints—Experience From the Mediterranean Region

Claus Hvashoj Jorgensen

Senior Solid Waste Planner, COWIconsult, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark

Jens Bjorn Jakobsen

Senior Solid Waste Planner, COWIconsult, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark

Based on nine case studies of Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems in the Mediterranean region this article attempts to draw some general conclusions on the socio-economic constraints for improved solid waste management. Both policy formation, planning approach, institutional capacity, cost-effectiveness and financing models are assessed. The article points at three general findings: firstly, there is a great need for improving the planning and management capacity at the municipal level; secondly, there is an immense potential for facilitating a more cost-effective municipal solid waste planning and management through improved counselling and technical "back-stopping" from a national or regional body; thirdly, the national legislative framework for municipal solid waste management should specify policy objectives and measures which are operational and introduced in a realistic time schedule.

Key Words: Municipal solid waste management systems • socio-economic constraints • policy • planning • organization • system design • economics and financing • sustainability • environmental impact • Mediterranean case studies.


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