Flood proofing of a solid waste management system : case study in Kratie City, Cambodia | |
| Author | Meng Kimsan |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.EV-12-10 |
| Subject(s) | Salvage (waste, etc.) Refuse and refuse disposal--Cambodia--Kratie |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Environmental Engineering and Management |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Cambodia is one of developing countries in Southeast Asia which has limited capacity of Solid Waste Management (SWM). Especially, there is no appropriate management in flooded provincial towns during flood. To contribute to improving SWM in both normal situation and flood onset, the thesis on “Flood Proofing of SWM System: Case Study in Kratie City” has been proposed to review of SWM system, understand the impact and consequence of flood year 2011 having on SWM system, and to recommend appropriate SWM system. It is emphasized on landfill, incineration, and recycling operation. Kratie City of Kratie Province is selected as study site since it is inundated during flood 2011. Qualitative research form is taken to apply in this study, and it is not going to represent the whole study area, but useable findings or results. To make the research result even useful and practical, a systematic assessment framework is initiated based on models of SWM system to evaluate the whole process of SWM. The study results have shown that the typical SWM system in Kratie City is very limited due to technical and financial constraints. Almost all of components, including solid waste prevention and minimization (75% passive); solid waste disposal (93% passive); solid waste collection and transportation (90% passive); landfill situation (80% passive); incineration operation (80% passive); and recycling operation (90% passive), need to be improved step by step. During flood, the SWM system was even worse because there was no pre-preparation of SWM from competent authorities to prevent the impact of solid wastes having on environment and human health through floodwater, and the impact of flood having on landfill, incineration, and recycling operation. Moreover, there were limited actions dealing with solid waste consequences both during and after flood effect. Therefore, SWM system in Kratie City would be improved if all recommendations, created based on systematic assessment framework, are taken to consider or apply. |
| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Environmental Engineering (EV) |
| Chairperson(s) | Annachhatre, Ajit P.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Shipin, Oleg V.;Ebbers, Theo; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), Sweden; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2012 |