Metabolic Transformations in the Area of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Russian Megalopolises

The City of Moscow Case

Bibliographic Data

ID22201488
AuthorsПолина Ермолаева (0000-0001-7522-9537, Russian Academy of Sciences), Yulia Ermolaeva (0000-0002-7421-2044, Russian Academy of Sciences), Д В Ефременко (0000-0001-6988-472X, Russian Academy of Sciences)
Year2022
Volume6
Issue4
Pages858-883
Publication date2022-12-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChanging Societies and Personalities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2587-6104 • E-ISSN: 2587-8964
PublisherUral Federal University (PUBLISHER • RU)
DOI10.15826/csp.2022.6.4.207
OpenAlexW4319321718
LanguageEN
References cited21

Based on secondary data analysis and semi-structured expert interviews (n = 90), the study analyses metabolic transformations in the area of municipal solid waste (MSW) management in Russian megalopolises using the city of Moscow as a case study. The findings suggest that the key node that triggered numerous interdependent processes involved the changes introduced in the legislation on MSW management and the decision to shut down several large MSW landfills without the simultaneous implementation of other landfills. These actions affected the health of the population and contributed to environmental inequality. The authors provide recommendations for the mitigation of risks associated with MSW generation, recycling, and storage in large Russian cities

Business · Environmental health · Environmental planning · Interdependence · Legislation · Municipal solid waste · Political science · Population · solid waste management · Waste management · Engineering · Environmental Science · Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability · Medicine · Municipal Solid Waste Management

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