Environmental, Economic and Health Challenges of Managing Wastes
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 February 2024) | Viewed by 1303
Special Issue Editors
Interests: waste management; sustainability; life cycle assessment (LCA); health economics; cost-effectiveness analyses
Interests: energy economics; environmental economics; tourism economics; energy consumption; Carbon emissions; stock market volatility; economic development; green energy; eco-innovation; sustainable growth
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Human activities consume of natural materials and energy resources which inevitably results in some waste. There is a need to to minimize these impacts, preserve resources and sustain the quality of life future generations. This can be achieved through the identification of waste management solutions that are both resilient and sustainable.
This special issue aims to include research that addresses these challenges through the dissemination of scientifically robust information, in terms of waste prevention, recycling, recovery, treatment, and disposal. This issue encourages the submission of well-organized manuscripts relating to sustainable waste management designs, operations, policies or practices and those addressing issues facing both developing and developed countries. Mass flow analyses, life cycle assessments, policy planning and system administration, innovative processes and technologies and their engineering features and cost-effectiveness are among the key topics that will be considered for this issue.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Waste characterisation based on field surveys;
- Novel technologies for solid waste disposal and recycling;
- Wastewater treatment and energy recovery;
- Waste recycling towards carbon neutrality;
- Life cycle assessment of recycled waste;
- Health impact assessments of waste management activities;
- Economic impacts of waste disposal;
- Optimal resource management strategies for waste recycling;
- New sustainable policies and strategic frameworks.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Mustafa Ali
Prof. Dr. Abdul Rauf
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- waste characterization
- municipal waste
- construction waste
- hazardous waste
- water pollution
- life cycle assessment
- circular economy
- biodiversity
- ecosystem services
- natural capital
- embodied energy