Sustainability of Solid Waste Management System in Urban Areas of Pakistan: Stakeholders Perspective
Journal Title: International Journal of engineering Research and Applications - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Sustainability of solid waste management system in Pakistan like other developing countries is a growing challenge. Stakeholders are vital for the successful running of solid waste management system and timely inclusion of stakeholders’ perspective can contribute to attain sustainability of solid waste management system. Therefore, stakeholders’ subjectivities and perspectives towards the sustainability of solid waste management system were studied in this research program. . Five components of the sustainable solid waste management system, that is, Technical, Environmental, Economic, Social and Institutional, were considered based on literature review. Nature of these components being part of an integrated system makes the system multicriteria. Relative importance of these components leading to define priorities for planning and execution of such system is the need for planning, development, and running of such systems. To acquire these priorities based on stakeholders input the stakeholders were classified into two major categories i.e. Technical and Social. A survey was undertaken in which the afore-mentioned stakeholders were asked to provide their input in the form of a pair wise comparison among the various components of the sustainable solid waste management system (SSWM). Analytical Hierarchy Process, a Multi Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) tool was used to quantify the relative importance of various components of SSWM. Environmental component of the sustainability came out to be the top priority of the stakeholders as it was given the highest weight by the stakeholders.
Authors and Affiliations
Shoaib Muhammad, M Sagheer Aslam, Salman Saeed
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