The Geographies of Garbage Governance: Interventions, Interactions and Outcomes - Softcover

Davies, Anna R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138276561 ISBN 13: 9781138276567

Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

Previously perceived as a local, technical issue for governments, waste management is now also a global, socio-political process involving complex patterns of multi-level governance. Yet these geographical complexities have not previously been considered in any detail. This book examines the neglected geographies of waste management, in particular, the integral processes of trans-localization and politicization that are emerging in waste networks. Illustrated by in-depth case studies from New Zealand and Ireland, it critically analyzes the interaction between political scales of governing waste, from the local to the supra-national level. It also looks at the impact of wider systems of governance, civil society and the private sector on waste management policy and practices. In doing so, the book provides a better understanding of waste governance and recommendations for better management of the waste sector in the future.

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About the Author

Anna R. Davies is University Lecturer in the Department of Geography, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138276561
• ISBN 13: 9781138276567
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216