Zero Waste household practices in informal settlements: an opportunity to improve the living conditions of the urban poor and address global challenges

IF 2 2区经济学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Environment and Urbanization Pub Date : 2024-03-11 DOI:10.1177/09562478241229947

Anyi Milena Muñoz Chavez, LINA Marcela Cárdenas Cleves, Luis Fernando Marmolejo Rebellón

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Zero Waste household practices adopted in informal settlements have facilitated the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and contributed to income generation, food security and the strengthening of the social fabric. In four informal settlements in Santiago de Cali (Colombia), these practices were identified through participatory methodologies, and statistical tests of association between variables were used to determine possible causes of their implementation. These practices were found to be associated with characteristics of the residents including their connection to the cultural traditions of their places of origin, their resilience and solidarity, the satisfaction of their basic needs and their search for a healthy environment. This paper discusses these practices, the elements that drive them and their main benefits, highlighting the need for public policies to recognize their contributions in addressing global challenges and for future research to quantify their contributions.

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非正规住区的零废弃家庭做法：改善城市贫民生活条件和应对全球挑战的机遇

非正规住区采用的零废弃家庭做法有助于减少温室气体排放，并有助于创收、食品安全和加强社会结构。在圣地亚哥-德卡利（哥伦比亚）的四个非正规住区，通过参与式方法确定了这些做法，并对变量之间的关联性进行了统计检验，以确定实施这些做法的可能原因。研究发现，这些做法与居民的特点有关，包括他们与原籍地文化传统的联系、他们的复原力和团结精神、他们基本需求的满足以及他们对健康环境的追求。本文讨论了这些做法、推动这些做法的因素及其主要益处，强调公共政策有必要承认这些做法在应对全球挑战方面的贡献，未来的研究也有必要量化这些做法的贡献。

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期刊介绍： Environment and Urbanization aims to provide an effective means for the exchange of research findings, ideas and information in the fields of human settlements and environment among researchers, activists and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in low- and middle-income nations and between these and researchers, international agency staff, students and teachers in high-income nations. Most of the papers it publishes are written by authors from Africa, Asia and Latin America. Papers may be submitted in French, Spanish or Portuguese, as well as English - and if accepted for publication, the journal arranges for their translation into English. The journal is also unusual in the proportion of its papers that are written by practitioners.