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The role of actors and incentives in municipal solid waste management : a case study on Muzaffarnagar, India
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
The ever-increasing urban population and a growing middle class are leading to a burgeoning solid waste problem in Indian cities. While legislation has been passed to address the growing waste issue, there has been limited ...
Building stability through decentralization : the environmental, economic, and ethical argument for informal sector collection and decentralized waste processing in urban India
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Rapid population growth, urbanization and increasing affluence have led to increases in consumption and waste generation in all Indian cities. The current system, a mix of informal recyclables collection and centralized ...
Towards a transdisciplinary approach to rural electrification planning for universal access in India
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Around 30% of India's roughly 1.2 billion people lack access to electricity, largely in rural areas. National and state rural electrification efforts are predominantly focused on grid extension, but interest in off-grid ...