Post Disaster Waste Management Strategies In Developing Countries: Case Of Sri Lanka

• Authors: Gayani Karunasena , Dilanthi Amaratunga , Richard Haigh , Irene Lill

Title variants

LT

Atliekų tvarkymo po stichinių nelaimių strategijos besivystančiose šalyse: Šri Lankos atvejis

Abstracts

EN

Disasters cause substantial damage around the world. This causes serious environmental and economic burden on normal living conditions, reconstruction and general waste collection processes. Within this context, waste management has emerged as a critical issue in responding to a disaster. Thus, this paper addresses post disaster waste management strategies adopted in developing countries and applicability of best global practices in respect of challenges encountered. Comprehensive literature review and field survey among national level institutes in Sri Lanka were conducted to gather information and semi-structured interviews were used as a method of data collection. The findings revealed that strategies, issues and challenges are varying according to type of disaster, magnitude, location, country etc. Further, poor implementation of prevailing rules and regulations; poor standards of local expertise and capacities, inadequate funds, lack of communication and coordination are identified as key issues encountered.

LT

Stichines nelaimes visame pasaulyje pridaro daug žalos. Tai labai pasunkina aplinkosauginê ir ekonominê situacijâ iprastomis gyvenimo salygomis, atstatant aplinkâ ir vykdant bendruosius atlieku rinkimo procesus. Šiame kontekste atlieku tvarkymas išryškejo kaip esmine problema, reaguojant i stichine nelaime. Taigi šiame darbe nagrinejamos atlieku tvarkymo po stichiniu nelaimiu strategijos, taikomos besivystančiose šalyse, ir geriausiu pasauliniu praktiku taikymas, imantis kilusiu iššūkiu. Siekiant surinkti informacija išsamiai apžvelgta literatura ir tiesiogiai ištirtos Šri Lankos valstybines institucijos, o duomenims rinkti pasitelktas pusiau strukturiniu interviu metodas. Iš rezultatu aišku, kad strategijos, problemos ir iššūkiai skiriasi priklausomai nuo stichines nelaimes pobudžio, masto, vietos, valstybes ir pan. Be to, nustatyta, kad pagrindines problemos yra prastas visuotiniu taisykliu ir reglamentu taikymas, prasti vietines patirties standartai ir menkos galimybes, lešu trūkumas, komunikacijos ir koordinavimo trūkumas.

Keywords

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Disaster; Building waste; Waste management strategies; Developing countries; Sri Lanka

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: International Journal of Strategic Property Management
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 171-190

Contributors

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Gayani Karunasena

• Department of Building Economics, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa, 10400 Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

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Dilanthi Amaratunga

• School of the Built Environment, The University of Salford, Maxwell Building - 4th Floor, Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 4WT, UK

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Richard Haigh

• School of the Built Environment, The University of Salford, Maxwell Building - 4th Floor, Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 4WT, UK

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Irene Lill

• Department of Building Production, Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.3846/1648-715X.2009.13.171-190