Assessment:
For the selected Region/Country/State/City in Assessment Item 1, prepare a municipal solid waste management strategy to overcome the current problems and issues and future challenges. The following key areas could be addressed in the strategy:
A) Establishing a strategic planning framework
• Understanding the existing strategic planning framework
• Defining the strategic vision
• Defining the boundaries or scope of the plan
• Defining key issues
• Setting objectives and targets
B) Identify and evaluate options for
• Institutional Framework
• Waste Collection and Recycling
• Waste Treatment and Disposal
• Financial Sustainability
• Public Awareness and Participation
C) Develop action plan
• Detailed evaluation of options
• Finalising the strategic plan
• Preparing the immediate action plan
The format of the paper is flexible. However, it should comply with the normal requirements of a paper published in a journal. The rationale behind this assessment item is to assess the student's ability to research on a given topic in solid waste management, ability to cite latest literature and reports on latest developments in this area and to assess the ability to write a research paper to the standards normally required of a journal. Students are strongly encouraged to get familiar with such requirements by referring to paper published in an international scientific journal
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