Analysis of barriers and success factors affecting the adoption of sustainable management of municipal solid waste in Nigeria

• Published in: Journal of environmental management Vol. 103; pp. 9 - 14
• Main Authors: Ezeah, Chukwunonye, Roberts, Clive L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 30.07.2012; Elsevier; Academic Press Ltd
• Subjects: Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Barriers; Best practice; Biological and medical sciences; business enterprises; case studies; cities; Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife; Developed countries; Developing countries; Development planning; Drivers; education programs; Environment and sustainable development; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Geography; gravity; Households; industrial symbiosis; infrastructure; interviews; LDCs; Management; methods; Models, Theoretical; multivariate analysis; Municipal solid waste; Nigeria; population growth; Poverty; questionnaires; Recording; Refuse Disposal; Refuse Disposal - methods; Resource conservation; Resource efficiency; Social sciences; Solid waste management; Solid wastes; Statistical analysis; Success factors; Sustainability; Sustainability management; Sustainable development; United Nations; Urbanization; Waste disposal; Waste management; Waste Management - methods; Waste management strategy; Waste recycling; Wastes; Nigeria; Africa; Abuja Nigeria; Success factors; Nigeria; Solid waste management; Barriers; Waste management strategy; Waste management; Urban waste; Solid waste; Sustainable management; Strategy; Environmental management

The poor state of solid waste management in cities of developing countries is fast assuming the scale of a major social/environmental challenge. The main drivers of the waste problem in Nigeria, for instance, are poverty, high population and urbanization growth rates, compounded by a weak and underf...