Abstract
This article seeks to propose a waste-management model based on qualitative and quantitative research. Specifically, an analysis of the flow of municipal waste was carried out, with the case involved being that of the biodegradable waste generated in households of Poland’s Łódź Metropolitan Area, which is heterogeneous from the points of view of both settlement structure and land use. The analysis of flows of waste then served an evaluation of the system of waste management in the study area, while also representing an important input into a process of identification of problems and possible solutions via so-called PULL (“Peri-Urban Living Lab”) workshop methodology. Indeed, the research detailed here was participatory throughout (from the stages of problem identification through to conclusion-drawing). All of these stages to the work were kept cohesive through the use of an advanced tool allowing for both analysis of the given area and the devising of strategies by which circular economy could be developed. Specifically, GDSE (GeoDesign Decision Support Environment) programming—devised within the framework of the REPAiR Project—offered opportunities for flows of different kinds of materials and raw materials across space to be identified. It also served in the implementation of Eco-innovative solutions (EIS), as were developed jointly in cooperation with participants of the PULL workshops. The article offers a synthetic presentation of the results of different stages to the research, along with a synthesis relating to the waste-management context, with particular account taken of the development of the circular economy.
Highlights
IntroductionThe matter and phenomenon of the growing amounts of wastes being generated by human beings initiated the development of research into new kinds of technology, management and planning
The results of our study encourage reflection on the development of qualitative and The results of our study encourage reflection on the development of qualitative and quantitative methods, in the context of their synergies being used in waste management, quantitative methods, in the context of their synergies being used in waste management, as as well as on ways in which benefits, new knowledge may translated pracwell as on thethe ways in which benefits, andand new knowledge may be be translated intointo practice
The methods in question were intended to address the problem of multidimensionality of waste management, and lead to the development of a synthetic management model
Summary
The matter and phenomenon of the growing amounts of wastes being generated by human beings initiated the development of research into new kinds of technology, management and planning. Matters of key significance in each such situation will include the function that an area serves, its settlement structure and demographic conditioning—as all related or subordinated to the given unit of local or regional government responsible for such matters. These kinds of factors are proving to be highly dynamic, and—bearing in mind the need for long-term planning of new investment and new developments in waste management—
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