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Muncipal solid waste Management in India: The road to Privatization p.2, 1.1 Introduction p.2, 1.2<br/>Private sector participation in municipal solid waste management p.2,1.3 Contextual setting: India<br/>p.4,1.4 Amritsar: Case study impressions p.5,1.5 Study aim p.11,1.6 Key research questions p.2,<br/>p.14,1.7 Justification of the study p.14,1.8 Methodological framework of research p.18,1.9 Conclusion<br/>p.19, 2. Municipal Solid Waste Management: A Conjectural Discourse p.24, 2.1 Introduction p.24, 2.2<br/>Theoretical discourse methodology p.25,2.3 Municipal solid waste: Exploring the heap p.28,2.4<br/>Private sector participation: A municipal solid waste perspective p.41, 2.5 Private sector participation<br/>in MSW management: Review p.50,2.6 Determining the lens of sustainability, assessment criteria<br/>and indicators p.62,2.7 Criteria and indicators in the private sector participation literature p.67,2.8<br/>Private sector participation in MSW management: Assessment of criteria and indicator choices p.70,<br/>2.9 Sustainability assessment framework for case study evaluation p.73, 2.10 Neo-institutionalism<br/>and evaluation of inter-organisational relationships p.74, 2.11 Sustainability assessment framework<br/>p.78, 2.12 Conclusion p.80, 3. Sustainability Assessment Framework for Evaluation of Privatization<br/>1.9 Conclusion p.94,3.1 Introduction p.94, 3.2 Revisiting the key research question p.95, 3.3<br/>Sustainability assessment framework for the study p.96, 3.4 Of ontological and epistemological<br/>premises: Detangling the paradigm web p.100,3.5 Research design p.103,3.6 Reliability and validity<br/>p.106, 3.7 Case study protocol p.108, 3.8 Methods employed for data collection p.109, 3.9 Sampling<br/>methods p.115, 3.10 Data analysis p.118, 3.11 Research ethics p.121, 3.12 Conclusion p.122, 4<br/>Amritsar: A Waste Trajectory and Chronicle of Privatisation p.128, 4.1 Introduction p.128, 4.2<br/>Amritsar: A Spatial-Demographic brief p.129, 4.3 The waste trail p.131, 4.4 MSW characteristics and<br/>composition p.133, 4.5 MSW management operations p.137, 4.6 Community perceptions of MSW<br/>management p.145, 4.7 An account of waste litigations p.147, 4.8 Romancing privatisation; on shaky<br/>grounds? p.149, 4.9 Inferences and conclusions p.156, 5. Sustainability Assessment of the Social<br/>Dimension p.160, 5.1 Introduction p.160, 5.2 A brief review of social sustainability benchmarks p.161,<br/>5.3 Informal waste management operations in the city p.164, 5.4 Local government policy towards<br/>informal waste sector integration p.169, 5.5 Impacts of privatisation on the informal sector p.171, 5.6<br/>Impact on AMC sanitary workers p.174, 5.7 Impact on sanitation workers of the private waste<br/>handling company p.181, 5.8 Equitable access to service p.186,5.9 Community participation in MSW<br/>post-privatisation p.187, 5.10 Inferences and conclusions p.189, 6. Sustainability Assessment of the<br/>Economic Dimension p.196, 6.1 Introduction p.196, 6.2 A brief review of economic sustainability<br/>benchmarks p.197, 6.3 Economic efficiency p.205, 6.4 Labour productivity p.212, 6.5 Vehicle<br/>productivity p.217, 6.6 Inferences and conclusions p.225, 7. Sustainability Assessment of the<br/>Environmental Dimension p.233, 7.1 Introduction p.233, 7.2 A brief review of environmentally<br/>sustainable MSW practices p.234, 7.3 Waste generation p.240, 7.4 Waste storage and segregation<br/>p.242, 7.5 Waste collection and transportation p.247, 7.6 Waste treatment p.253, 7.7 Waste disposal<br/>p.256, 7.8 Environmental and occupational risk p.260,7.9 Inferences and conclusions p.264, 8.<br/>Sustainability Assessment of the Institutional Dimension p.270, 8.1 Introduction p.270, 8.2<br/>Institutional sustainability dynamics p.271, 8.3 Pre-requisites framework p.277, 8.4 Key contract<br/>specifications p.285, 8.5 Inter-organisational relationships p.300, 8.6 Inferences and conclusions<br/><br/>p.305, 9. Pragmatic Reflections p.314, 9.1 Introduction p.314, 9.2 An analytical summary of findings<br/>p.316, 9.3 Contribution of the study p.322, 9.4 Critical reflections p.325, 9.5 Propositions for future<br/>studies p.326, 9.6 Recommendations for progression towards MSW sustainability p.329, Appendices<br/>p.342, Appendix I: Supplementary Figures and Tables p.342, Appendix II: Interview Protocols and<br/>Survey Instruments p.360, List of Abbreviations p.399, Index p.402. |
