Waste of a nation : garbage and growth in India /

"Why is India so filthy?" This book draws on four years of research by an anthropologist and historian to tease out reasons for India's public-sanitation agonies. From the days of Mahatma Gandhi to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has struggled with garbage and human excrement. In...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Doron, Assa (Author), Jeffrey, Robin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Refuse and refuse disposal > India.
Salvage (Waste, etc.) > India.
Sewage disposal > India.
Caste > India.
Déchets > Élimination > Inde.
Eaux usées > Évacuation > Inde.
Castes > Inde.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia.
Caste.
Population.
Refuse and refuse disposal.
Salvage (Waste, etc.)
Sewage disposal.
India > Population.
India.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Time and place
  • Growth and garbage
  • Sewage and society
  • Recycling and value
  • Technology and imperfection
  • Local governments and limitations
  • Occupations and possibilities
  • Conclusion.

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