Incineration, Urbanization, and Municipal Solid Waste in the World-System

Incineration, or waste-to-energy, is a widespread means of greenwashing municipal solid waste collection worldwide. This paper looks at incineration and the trade of bottom ash to discuss how urbanization in one country pressures urban expansion elsewhere in the modern world-system. Incineration is...

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Main Authors: Albert S. Fu, Utku Balaban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2024-04-01
Series:Journal of World-Systems Research
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Online Access:http://jwsr.pitt.edu/ojs/jwsr/article/view/1183