scholarly journals SLUM DISTRIBUTION: CASE STUDY OF DEHRADUN CITY

2021 ◽  
pp. 30-33
Author(s):  
Doreshor Khwairakpam ◽  
Kapil Balmiki ◽  
Eti Agarwal
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Urban System ◽  
Field Investigation ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Slum Population ◽  
Administrative Boundary

Slum is one of the characters in our urban system. They are more vulnerable section of our society in all kinds of disaster - flood, heat wave, etc. The slum population is already crossed 65.5 million (22.5 percent) that distributed in 2613 towns/cities in India as per census, 2011. In this context, slum distribution scenario has been conducted in Dehradun city, India. It is the capital city of Uttarakhand state located in the foothill of Himalaya with a population of approximately 578420 (census 2011). The aim of this study for slum distribution in wards wise within Dehradun city to draw a lesson to understand the scenario of services facilities in the selected wards – ward number 14, 20, 35 and 36. The objectives are – (1). to study the slum distribution in Dehradun city through mapping, (2) to study the slum households shared in ward wise in the administrative boundary of Dehradun city and, (3) to study the comparative scenario of services sectors such as water supply, drainage, and solid waste management. The methodology has adopted based on the secondary data available to public domain and field investigation and observation.

Water–energy–carbon nexus: a case study of Bangkok

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 889-897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sangam Shrestha ◽  
Kshitij Parajuli ◽  
Mukand S. Babel ◽  
Shobhakar Dhakal ◽  
Victor Shinde
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Total Power ◽  
Ghg Emission ◽  
Power Sector ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Sustainable Water Resources Management

An understanding of the nexus between water and energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is essential for sustainable water resources management. While a number of such studies on understanding this nexus have been carried out in the recent past, there have been virtually no studies that have done so for Asian cities. This study aims to plug this gap by analyzing the water–energy–carbon (WEC) nexus for Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand. Using mostly secondary data, and through interactions with concerned stakeholders, the study revealed that more than 335 GWh of energy is used per year for water supply (0.22 kWh of energy to drive 1 m3 of water from source to tap). About 276 million litres of water is consumed for total power production in Thailand; almost 16% of water supplied annually by the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA). Of this, 0.625 million litres is consumed by electricity, utilised for water supply in Bangkok. In addition 82.2 billion kgCO2-eq is emitted by the power sector annually and energy associated with water emits 187 million kgCO2-eq/year, equal to 0.11 kgCO2-eq of GHG emission from each 1 m3 of water supplied by the MWA. This study provides information on the WEC nexus in cities as evidenced by Bangkok, which can contribute to the formulation of a policy in water and energy sectors to fulfil the objective of reducing GHG emissions.

Municipal solid waste management in refugee hosting communities: Analysis of a case study in northern Jordan

2021 ◽  
pp. 0734242X2199465
Author(s):  
Silvia Gibellini ◽  
Hani Abu Qdais ◽  
Mentore Vaccari
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Syrian Crisis ◽  
Syrian Civil War ◽  
Great Pressure ◽  
Citizen Perceptions

The Syrian civil war, which broke out in 2011, caused the displacement of more than one million refugees to Jordan. Most of them settled in the Northern Govenorates of Jordan. Due to this, the local services and infrastructures of the hosting communities, in particular the solid waste management (SWM), were put under great pressure. The aim of this study is to evaluate how the off-camp refugees impacted the SWM in the Greater Irbid Municipality (GIM; in the Irbid Governorate), both quantitatively and qualitatively. Data and results obtained from the studies carried out before the Syrian crisis are compared with data collected by the authors in 2016 using similar or comparable methodologies. Moreover, local citizen perceptions of and satisfaction with the solid waste (SW) service level were assessed. A deterioration of the SWM in GIM between 2011 and 2016 was observed in terms of service performance indicators (e.g., an increase of SW collection and transportation costs by 2.5 times and of fines for improper SW disposal by 2.2 times) and of citizens’ views (a decline in SWM quality was felt by 59% of the respondents). An attempt to cope with this situation has been made in recent years with international donors mobilizing efforts and resources to enable municipalities to meet the growing demand in basic SW services. There is however, still much to be done.

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