Sorting out a problem : A co-production approach to household waste management in Shanghai, China
Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Publié dans: | Waste management (New York, N.Y.). - 1999. - 95(2019) vom: 15. Juli, Seite 271-277 |
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| Format: | Article en ligne |
| Langue: | English |
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2019
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| Accès à la collection: | Waste management (New York, N.Y.) |
| Sujets: | Journal Article China Co-production Government-volunteer consortium Household waste sorting Peer-pressure effect Shanghai Solid Waste |
| Résumé: | Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Rapid urban population growth in China has resulted in significant challenges for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management. To combat these challenges, Chinese authorities implemented a pilot program of MSW sorting in eight Chinese cities including Shanghai in 2000 but is yet to reach a widespread success. This paper uses a qualitative case-study approach to explore the potential of a community-based co-production strategy for household waste sorting as an alternative to the conventional top-down approach. Co-production implies the involvement of citizens, consumers, volunteers and/or community organizations in producing public service. We find two major drivers of the government-volunteer consortium and the peer-pressure effect help realize the potential of waste-management co-production at a lowered cost with improved efficiency and collaborative innovation. In addition, context-specific conditions including policy consistency, strong volunteer effort and compatibility with local culture to promote public participation must be present for further co-production application. We also acknowledge that the co-production approach would be most effective at the initial stage of policy implementation to foster the waste-sorting habit-formation in regions where the waste collection rates remain low |
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| Description: | Date Completed 12.09.2019 Date Revised 12.09.2019 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1879-2456 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.wasman.2019.06.020 |