Solid Waste Management in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
(2019) SGED10 20191Human Geography
- Abstract
- Solid waste management has been topic of discussion in urban areas of many developing countries. Even though it is necessary to focus on institutional and technical factors when it comes to waste management, individual’s attitudes and perceptions are crucial to maintain proper practices to manage household waste. While the role and impact of individual’s attitudes and perceptions in household waste management have been studied in many contexts, little to none has been done in Mongolia. Therefore, the underlying study will address how and to what extent personal attitudes and perception affect household solid waste management using a mixed method approach with an emphasis on quantitative analysis. By conducting a survey among urban citizens... (More)
- Solid waste management has been topic of discussion in urban areas of many developing countries. Even though it is necessary to focus on institutional and technical factors when it comes to waste management, individual’s attitudes and perceptions are crucial to maintain proper practices to manage household waste. While the role and impact of individual’s attitudes and perceptions in household waste management have been studied in many contexts, little to none has been done in Mongolia. Therefore, the underlying study will address how and to what extent personal attitudes and perception affect household solid waste management using a mixed method approach with an emphasis on quantitative analysis. By conducting a survey among urban citizens in Ulaanbaatar, capital city of Mongolia and reviewing the existing literature on the topic, the thesis not only aimed at investigating the public attitude but also other specific factors including demographic differences and accessibility to waste services. Based on statistical and in-depth qualitative analyses, the thesis concludes that personal attitude and perception do play a significant role when engaging in waste management practices. But on the other hand, the findings show that a lack of access to waste services highly limits people’s solid waste management despite their positive attitudes and high degree of responsibilities. (Less)
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- author
- Tseregjil, Tushigjargal LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SGED10 20191
- year
- 2019
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Solid waste management, Public attitudes and perceptions, Access to waste services, Mongolia
- language
- English
- id
- 8980669
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- 2020-02-05 16:28:53
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abstract = {{Solid waste management has been topic of discussion in urban areas of many developing countries. Even though it is necessary to focus on institutional and technical factors when it comes to waste management, individual’s attitudes and perceptions are crucial to maintain proper practices to manage household waste. While the role and impact of individual’s attitudes and perceptions in household waste management have been studied in many contexts, little to none has been done in Mongolia. Therefore, the underlying study will address how and to what extent personal attitudes and perception affect household solid waste management using a mixed method approach with an emphasis on quantitative analysis. By conducting a survey among urban citizens in Ulaanbaatar, capital city of Mongolia and reviewing the existing literature on the topic, the thesis not only aimed at investigating the public attitude but also other specific factors including demographic differences and accessibility to waste services. Based on statistical and in-depth qualitative analyses, the thesis concludes that personal attitude and perception do play a significant role when engaging in waste management practices. But on the other hand, the findings show that a lack of access to waste services highly limits people’s solid waste management despite their positive attitudes and high degree of responsibilities.}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Solid Waste Management in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia}},
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