Solid waste management: recovery and treatment evaluation

Waste management objective is the protection of the environment and human health while encouraging resource recovery. Recycling generates income and provide many environmental benefits. Florianopolis is a growing city in one of the faster development economies in the global south (BRICS). At the same time, environmental legislation promotes a sustainable development of the city. The project aims to asses local waste control activities to determine potentially relevant improvement opportunities. Based on the characteristics of channels and associated to local conditions, multiple-criteria decision analysis will produce a hierarchy of scenarios. This prioritization approach will target the strengths and weaknesses of potential solutions with regard to the local conditions. This approach will act as a powerful policy tool easy to follow by local actors in the decision-making process.

Faculty Supervisor:

Mathias Glaus

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Partner:

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program: