C5: Solid Waste Management

Lecturers: D. Panagiotakopoulos ,A. Boudrias .
Academic Credits: 3.

Description:
The course presents the basic problems of solid waste management from the viewpoint of sustainability and taking into account (with a critical view) the existing legislation and its trends. Emphasis is given to understanding of factors affecting possible choices. Specifically, the following issues are discussed: 1) Production of solid waste (quantities, composition, physico-chemical and biological characteristics). Factors affecting production and possibilities to control these factors. Methods to predict quantities and characteristics. 2) The concept of sustainability and systemic approach for management. Life cycle cost of management systems. Sustainability indicators: social, environmental, economic. 3) Economic dimension of management systems. Expeditures and sources of revenue. The importance of the viewpoint of the analysis. The importance of government subsidies. 4) The mechanisms of offering the related services. The feasibility and the advantages and disadvantages of privatization in offering the services. The concept of equity δικαιοκατανομής and productivity in offering the services.