分析利益相关者对固体废物管理技术的看法:尼泊尔的一个案例研究
Mukesh Ghimire1,2, Sudeshana Pandey1, JongRoul Woo1
1Energy Environment Policy and Technology, Graduate School of Energy and Environment (KU-KIST Green School), Korea University, Sungbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
概括
选择合适的固体废物管理 (SWM) 技术对于投资成功至关重要. 在尼泊尔,技术和经济因素,优先考虑无氧消化和堆肥,成为可持续废物管理的关键.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 工程 工程师 工程师 工程师
- 公共政策 公共政策
背景情况:
- 固体废物管理 (SWM) 在尼泊尔等快速城市化地区面临重大技术和管理挑战.
- 有效的技术选择对于可持续的SWM投资和运营至关重要.
- 局部专业知识有限,加剧了尼泊尔市政府的SWM复杂性.
研究的目的:
- 在尼泊尔确定,分析和排名选择SWM技术的标准.
- 为在采用SWM技术方面做出明智决策提供一个框架.
- 解决快速增长和有限的SWM知识的城市市政当局的特定需求.
主要方法:
- 使用分析层次过程 (AHP) 方法论进行多标准决策分析.
- 收录了66位公共和私营部门利益相关者和专家的意见.
- 根据3个主要标准和12个子标准评估了5种替代SWM技术.
主要成果:
- 技术和经济标准在私营 (52.3%,29.2%) 和公共 (33.2%,37.6%) 部门分别排名最高.
- 影响选择的关键子标准包括营收和技术可用性/成熟度.
- 无氧消化,综合方法和堆肥是优先考虑的技术;填埋是最不喜欢的.
结论:
- 尼泊尔SWM部门的政策和投资决策应与无氧消化和堆肥等优先技术保持一致.
- 未来的SWM策略必须强调技术和经济可行性,以及产生收入的潜力.
- 调查结果为决策者和技术提供商提供指导,以促进可持续的废物管理实践.
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