Wasted : the messy story of sanitation in India, a manifesto for change (Record no. 343284)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789389109030
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 301.095405
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100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Bisen, Ankur
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Wasted : the messy story of sanitation in India, a manifesto for change
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New Delhi
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Macmillan
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2019
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 570
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Urban India generates close to 3 million trucks of untreated garbage every day. If these were laid end-to-end, one could reach half way to the moon.<br/><br/>The need for attention to sanitation and cleanliness is both urgent and long-term. This book takes an honest look into India’s perpetual struggle with these issues and suggests measures to overcome them. Historically, we have developed into a society with a skewed mindset towards sanitation with our caste system and non-accountability towards sanitation.<br/><br/>Through stories, anecdotes and analysis of events, this book seeks solutions to the current entangled problems of urban planning, governance and legislation, and institutional and human capacity building. Wasted traces interesting relationships between urban planning and dirty cities in India; legislative and governance lacunae and the rising height of open landfills; the informality of waste management methods, and the degrading health of Indian rivers, soil and air.<br/><br/>Arguing that all current solutions of India are extrapolated from these flawed beliefs and structures and are therefore woefully inadequate, Bisen draws a benchmark from clean countries of today. Underlining the need for inclusive human clusters, specificity in legislation, correction of existing social contracts and governance frameworks, creating a formal resource recovery industry in India, and the pursuit of diplomacy around this industry, this book shows how these solutions could lead us towards a brighter future and better social development.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element India - Sanitation - History
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  Not Missing Not Damaged   Gandhi Smriti Library Gandhi Smriti Library 2020-10-08 699.00 1 301.095405 BIS 161943 2024-07-15 2024-06-29 2020-10-08 Books

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