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Author Medina, Martin, 1960-

Title The world's scavengers : salvaging for sustainable consumption and production / Martin Medina
Published Lanham : AltaMira Press, [2007]
©2007

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Description xiv, 303 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Series Globalization and the environment
Globalization and the environment series
Globalization and the environment.
Contents Theoretical perspectives on scavenging -- Scavenging in historical perspective -- Solid waste management and scavenging in the third world -- Scavenging and sustainable consumption and production -- Methodological issues : How to study scavenging -- Case study : Mexico -- Case study : Colombia -- Case study : Argentina -- Case study : the Philippines -- Case study : India -- Case study : Egypt -- Globalization and scavenging -- Conclusion and a model of scavenging
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-293) and index
Subject Ragpickers -- Developing countries.
Waste (Economics) -- Developing countries.
Refuse and refuse disposal -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries.
Informal sector (Economics) -- Developing countries.
Consumption (Economics) -- Environmental aspects -- Developing countries.
LC no. 2007009746
ISBN 9780759109407 (cloth : alk. paper)
0759109400 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780759109414 (paperback: alk. paper)
0759109419 (paperback: alk. paper)
Other Titles Salvaging for sustainable consumption and production