Hi folks, I am developing a CBSM framework to be applied to waste reduction & integrated waste management for a small subarctic community. Part of this will require a series of case studies of what communities with similar characteristics have done.
Does anyone know of cases where either a) small communities (pop.500-1000), b) northern (> 55°N) or c) remote communities have used CBSM as part of a waste management strategy?
Additionally, any application of CBSM in a small, northern, or remote community would be very useful.
Thanks,
Art
Art Ladd
Research Assistant
Institute of Urban Studies
Canada
Northern or Remote Community Cases: Integrated Waste Management
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Hi Art,
A community in Ontario is doing some spectacular 'eco-stuff'- Perth, Ontario. If you haven't been on their website already, take a look. They have tons of wonderful initiatives- not sure about the waste management CBSM, but a good reference none the less:
http://www.ecoperth.on.ca/
Joanne Adair
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Hi Art.
I do sustainability education in Australia, and while we are neither (a) Northerly , or (b) cold [at least not by your standards], the Outback certainly fits the definition of 'remote', so I've looked up a couple of programs that may be of interest to you:
- Desert Knowledge Australia COOLmob, which is an information hub assisting people living in Alice Springs to live a more sustainable lifestyle. Alice Springs is a town of about 25,000 people in the Red Centre, and while it's reasonably large by remote community standards the nearest place of any size is Port Augusta, 1200km to the south. The website for the hub is at http://www.dkacoolmob.org/, and I did see a reference to the more remote community of Tennant Creek [and by the way, in Australia when we say 'mob' we can be referring to any group of people. You don't have to worry about people smashing things and carrying flaming torches :-)]
- Some programs run by a group called BUSH TV in indigenous communities in Cape York - I'm not familiar with them at the moment (I just discovered them in a web search) but the two I found references to were an indigenous community leadership program on Mornington Island and a program called Waterwise that attempts to achieve sustainable town water usage. I found the info at http://www.myrain.com.au/pdf/rainnewsletter1.pdf
If you want to chat or get in contact you can email me at [email protected].
Good luck!
Bruce Paton
GreenHome Project Officer
Australian Conservation Foundation
Australia