Recent publications
UWEP's 'Urban Waste Series' has already seen the publication of
four books (Organic Waste, Plastic Waste, Rubber Waste, Hazardous
Waste). The latest publication is entitled ' SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
IN LATIN AMERICA - THE CASE OF SMALL AND MICRO ENTERPRISES »
(Urban Waste Series No.5, by J. Arroyo, F. Rivas and I. Lardinois;
eds.)
To order these documents, please send your request and US$ 20 (cash,
credit card, bank transfer to Dutch Postbank Giro, No 3547711 under
the name WASTE-UWEP) to Waste Consultants, Nieuwehaven 201, 2801 CW
Gouda, Holland, email: alrisseeuw@waste.nl,
fax: 31 182 550 313
Coad, Adrian (ed), « Lessons from India in Solid Waste
Management »: This is a book that has been compiled from
investigations conducted by senior participants on training courses
in India, and edited by Adrian Coad. It covers a wide range of
aspects related to solid waste management in three cities in western
India, including:
- comparisons of private sector and public sector
operations
- experiences of NGOs in solid waste management
- a detailed account of vehicle maintenance practices in
Mumbai
- evaluations of waste collection systems
- a discussion of waste treatment alternatives
- methods of waste collection for slums and high-density areas,
and many other topics.
This book is available from Prof. Sneha Palnitkar,
All India Institute of Local Self Government,
Sthanikraj Bhawan
C D Barfiwala Marg,
Andheri West,
Mumbai 400058,
India
« Tenants : addressing needs, increasing options »;
Environment and Urbanisation, Vol 9, No 2, October 1997.
This issue of Environment and Urbanisation describes the processes of
land and housing occupation by tenants, and the strategies
implemented by NGOs and governments working with underprivileged
populations to improve their living conditions. The document includes
a number of general articles on this issue, and many concrete
examples, in particular on South Africa, Kenya, India, and Latin
America.
International Institute for Environment and Development
3, Endsleigh Street
London WC1H ODD
United Kingdom
Tel : 44 171 388 2117
Fax : 44 171 288 2826
e-mail : humans@iied.org
Preceup's latest bibliographic newsletter (No 6, December 1997) is
now available. It presents approximately 100 documents dealing with
the management of the urban environment (habitat, solid waste
management, water management, organisation, technical, training
processes, and many other documentation sources).
You can obtain this bulletin by mail or electronic
mail (Filemaker Pro 3 for Macintosh) from one of the programme's focal
points.
The document should also shortly be available on the Internet at
http://www.globenet.org/preceup
The Preceup regional coordinations also publish their own
newsletters: Enda Maghreb: Lettre du GCDU, Cites Nouvelles; Enda Rup:
Lettre Urbaine, Habitat and Environment
