期刊名称：The Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA)
电子版ISSN：1520-5509
出版年度：2011
卷号：13
期号：7
出版社：Institute of Sustainable Development in Africa
摘要：In developing countries there is an increase in the demand for urban services due to the rapid rates of urbanization driven primarily by rural-urban migration. In most suburbs of the developing third world cities, the supply of basic services such as waste removal and clean piped water supply has not kept pace with the increasing demand. Highfield is one of the poorest and oldest suburbs in Harare, Zimbabwe. This study deals with the issue of providing household solid waste management services to the growing urban population. The rationale of the study is to scrutinize the waste disposal problems in an urban suburb with the view to formulate sustainable solid waste management strategies in rapidly urbanizing cities like Harare. Highfield suburb is used as an example. This issue of solid waste disposal is of great concern to the field of environmental management, considering widespread land, air and water pollution that emanates from solid waste. The problem is investigated using a questionnaire, interviews and observation methods of data collection. Results show that waste collection and disposal infrastructure and equipment is rather old, unserviceable and inadequate. The study recommends community awareness on viability of recycling, composting and proper dumping. Stakeholders in waste management have been identified and the roles they should play. These stakeholders play an important role in the successful implementation of an Integrated Solid Waste Management strategy at a local level.
