Documents et rapports
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Guidance note on leachate management for municipal solid waste landfills (anglais)
One of the most important issues related to siting, planning, design, operation, and long-term management of a municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill is the management of leachate. The objective of this...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 20962 Date du document: 30 novembre 1999 Auteur: Johannessen, Lars Mikkel
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Guidance note on recuperation of landfill gas from municipal solid waste landfills (anglais)
Any place where municipal solid waste is dumped or disposed of in large quantities is a bioreactor generating leachate and gases. When generated in a landfill, this gas is often known as landfill gas (LFG)...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 19791 Date du document: 30 septembre 1999 Auteur: Johannessen, Lars Mikkel
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Observations of solid waste landfills in developing countries : Africa, Asia, and Latin America (anglais)
This study identifies emerging features, practices, and necessary improvements, in the final disposal of solid waste, based on observations from visits in 1997-98, to Africa, East Asia and Pacific, and...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 19727 Date du document: 30 juin 1999 Auteur: Johannessen, Lars Mikkel,Boyer,M. Gabriela
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Learning from the World Bank's experience of natural disaster related assistance (anglais)
This report aims to provide an overview of the World Bank's experience in providing assistance for natural disasters, and in so doing, aims to lay the foundation for a new paradigm of natural disaster...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 19329 Date du document: 31 mai 1999 Auteur: Gilber, Roy,Kreimer,Alcira I.
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What a waste : solid waste management in Asia (anglais)
This paper reviews the broad trends related to solid waste management in Asia. It focuses on waste management only as it pertains to urban environments. The study analyzes the trends and provides preliminary...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 19328 Date du document: 31 mai 1999 Auteur: Hoornweg,Daniel A.,Thomas,Laura K. B.