Solid waste management in rural touristic areas in the Himalaya – A case of Ghandruk, Nepal

Adhikari, Saroj; Dangi, Mohan B.; Cohen, Ronald R.H.; Dangi, Sabal J.; Rijal, Sandhya; Neupane, Manoj; Ashooh, Samara

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2023.102994

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“…This approach contributed to the accumulation of waste at the landfill and had environmental pollution risks. Waste in landfills could adversely affect health and environmental sustainability (Abubakar et al, 2022;Adhikari et al, 2024;Derdera & Ogato, 2023;Suryawan & Lee, 2023), while increasing methane gas production, a potent greenhouse gas that could trigger global warming (Batista et al, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…On a national level, the average capacity of municipal government to collect waste was estimated to be only 45% of the total waste, with a recycling rate of 14% through informal waste sorting (Kurniawan et al, 2023). This waste was disposed of in landfills, where the accumulation can harm both health and environmental sustainability (Abubakar et al, 2022;Adhikari et al, 2024;Derdera & Ogato, 2023;Suryawan & Lee, 2023). In addition to causing environmental pollution, waste generation can increase methane gas production, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions that trigger global warming (Batista et al, 2021).…”

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Waste Management in Heritage Tourism Area: Perspectives from Visitors and Waste Management Operators

Muqsit,

Setiadi,

2024

JISDeP

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Waste management is a complex challenge for cities in developing countries, including Indonesia. This issue is particularly severe in heritage tourism areas, where unmanaged waste can affect the aesthetics and image of historic places. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the sustainability aspects of waste management using heritage visitors’ destinations and waste management operator areas of the Old City of Semarang. A quantitative method was used to achieve this objective, and data were collected through questionnaires, interviews, field observations, document reviews and analyzed using descriptive methods. The results showed that visitors had positive behavior and awareness regarding waste management. Furthermore, sustainable waste management was implemented but not fully realized across all aspects. This study offered various measures to improve sustainable waste management in area, including waste sorting, collaboration between stakeholders, and policy advocacy on sustainable waste management.

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