Exploring eco-industrial development in the global south: recognizing informal waste-picking as urban-industrial symbiosis?

Autores
Tröger, Danny; Becerra Araneda, Abraham Alexis; Busnelli, Roberto; Yajnes, Marta Edith; Williams, Fernando; Braun, Andreas Christian
Año de publicación
2023
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Industrial ecology (IE) is discussed as a suitable approach to resolve three widespread socio-ecological problems in the so-called global south: waste accumulation, unemployment, and lack of adequate housing. As the IE framework was developed mainly in the global north, its applicability in the global south is uncertain. The issue is discussed along the use of municipal waste as building materials as a concrete application of circular economy (CE) and IE principles, which could contribute to the alleviation of the aforementioned social-ecological problems. The study focuses on San Martin, a district in the Buenos Aires metropolitan areawhich suffers from these problems dispite its industrial capacities. A SWOT analysis that includes all PESTLE dimensions was applied to identify risks for the success of an IE-based strategy, including the main actors and stakeholders of local waste management. Key issues include the informality and low agency of non-profit organizations, fluctuations in the national economy, inefficiencies in waste collection and recovery, and a lack of awareness and policies on waste separation. One major challenge is the undervaluation of the relevance, expertise and efficiency of waste sorting and processing by informal waste pickers and non-profit organizations. These practices should be recognized as a symbiosis of the urban with the industrial metabolism. This way, the epistemic basis for the eco-industrial development (EID) framework can be layed to make it capable to empower them rather than further displace the people involved. In this way, urban EID could become a useful strategy to channel different scientific disciplines, knowledge and actors, knowledge and actors towards sustainable development.
Fil: Tröger, Danny. University of Kassel; Alemania
Fil: Becerra Araneda, Abraham Alexis. Universidad Nacional de San Martin. Instituto de Arquitectura y Urbanismo; Argentina
Fil: Busnelli, Roberto. Universidad Nacional de San Martin. Instituto de Arquitectura y Urbanismo; Argentina
Fil: Yajnes, Marta Edith. Universidad Nacional de San Martin. Instituto de Arquitectura y Urbanismo; Argentina
Fil: Williams, Fernando. Universidad Nacional de San Martin. Instituto de Arquitectura y Urbanismo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Braun, Andreas Christian. University of Kassel; Alemania
Materia
INFORMAL WASTE-PICKERS
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT
URBAN ECO-INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
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spelling Exploring eco-industrial development in the global south: recognizing informal waste-picking as urban-industrial symbiosis?Tröger, DannyBecerra Araneda, Abraham AlexisBusnelli, RobertoYajnes, Marta EdithWilliams, FernandoBraun, Andreas ChristianINFORMAL WASTE-PICKERSSOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTIONSUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENTURBAN ECO-INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENThttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.7https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.7https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5Industrial ecology (IE) is discussed as a suitable approach to resolve three widespread socio-ecological problems in the so-called global south: waste accumulation, unemployment, and lack of adequate housing. As the IE framework was developed mainly in the global north, its applicability in the global south is uncertain. The issue is discussed along the use of municipal waste as building materials as a concrete application of circular economy (CE) and IE principles, which could contribute to the alleviation of the aforementioned social-ecological problems. The study focuses on San Martin, a district in the Buenos Aires metropolitan areawhich suffers from these problems dispite its industrial capacities. A SWOT analysis that includes all PESTLE dimensions was applied to identify risks for the success of an IE-based strategy, including the main actors and stakeholders of local waste management. Key issues include the informality and low agency of non-profit organizations, fluctuations in the national economy, inefficiencies in waste collection and recovery, and a lack of awareness and policies on waste separation. One major challenge is the undervaluation of the relevance, expertise and efficiency of waste sorting and processing by informal waste pickers and non-profit organizations. These practices should be recognized as a symbiosis of the urban with the industrial metabolism. This way, the epistemic basis for the eco-industrial development (EID) framework can be layed to make it capable to empower them rather than further displace the people involved. In this way, urban EID could become a useful strategy to channel different scientific disciplines, knowledge and actors, knowledge and actors towards sustainable development.Fil: Tröger, Danny. University of Kassel; AlemaniaFil: Becerra Araneda, Abraham Alexis. Universidad Nacional de San Martin. Instituto de Arquitectura y Urbanismo; ArgentinaFil: Busnelli, Roberto. Universidad Nacional de San Martin. Instituto de Arquitectura y Urbanismo; ArgentinaFil: Yajnes, Marta Edith. Universidad Nacional de San Martin. Instituto de Arquitectura y Urbanismo; ArgentinaFil: Williams, Fernando. Universidad Nacional de San Martin. Instituto de Arquitectura y Urbanismo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Braun, Andreas Christian. University of Kassel; AlemaniaElsevier Science2023-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/221862Tröger, Danny; Becerra Araneda, Abraham Alexis; Busnelli, Roberto; Yajnes, Marta Edith; Williams, Fernando; et al.; Exploring eco-industrial development in the global south: recognizing informal waste-picking as urban-industrial symbiosis?; Elsevier Science; Cleaner Waste Systems; 5; 8-2023; 1-14; 1000962772-9125CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772912523000222info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.clwas.2023.100096info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-15T14:51:41Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/221862instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-15 14:51:41.633CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Exploring eco-industrial development in the global south: recognizing informal waste-picking as urban-industrial symbiosis?
title Exploring eco-industrial development in the global south: recognizing informal waste-picking as urban-industrial symbiosis?
spellingShingle Exploring eco-industrial development in the global south: recognizing informal waste-picking as urban-industrial symbiosis?
Tröger, Danny
INFORMAL WASTE-PICKERS
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT
URBAN ECO-INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
title_short Exploring eco-industrial development in the global south: recognizing informal waste-picking as urban-industrial symbiosis?
title_full Exploring eco-industrial development in the global south: recognizing informal waste-picking as urban-industrial symbiosis?
title_fullStr Exploring eco-industrial development in the global south: recognizing informal waste-picking as urban-industrial symbiosis?
title_full_unstemmed Exploring eco-industrial development in the global south: recognizing informal waste-picking as urban-industrial symbiosis?
title_sort Exploring eco-industrial development in the global south: recognizing informal waste-picking as urban-industrial symbiosis?
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Tröger, Danny
Becerra Araneda, Abraham Alexis
Busnelli, Roberto
Yajnes, Marta Edith
Williams, Fernando
Braun, Andreas Christian
author Tröger, Danny
author_facet Tröger, Danny
Becerra Araneda, Abraham Alexis
Busnelli, Roberto
Yajnes, Marta Edith
Williams, Fernando
Braun, Andreas Christian
author_role author
author2 Becerra Araneda, Abraham Alexis
Busnelli, Roberto
Yajnes, Marta Edith
Williams, Fernando
Braun, Andreas Christian
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv INFORMAL WASTE-PICKERS
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT
URBAN ECO-INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
topic INFORMAL WASTE-PICKERS
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT
URBAN ECO-INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.7
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.7
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Industrial ecology (IE) is discussed as a suitable approach to resolve three widespread socio-ecological problems in the so-called global south: waste accumulation, unemployment, and lack of adequate housing. As the IE framework was developed mainly in the global north, its applicability in the global south is uncertain. The issue is discussed along the use of municipal waste as building materials as a concrete application of circular economy (CE) and IE principles, which could contribute to the alleviation of the aforementioned social-ecological problems. The study focuses on San Martin, a district in the Buenos Aires metropolitan areawhich suffers from these problems dispite its industrial capacities. A SWOT analysis that includes all PESTLE dimensions was applied to identify risks for the success of an IE-based strategy, including the main actors and stakeholders of local waste management. Key issues include the informality and low agency of non-profit organizations, fluctuations in the national economy, inefficiencies in waste collection and recovery, and a lack of awareness and policies on waste separation. One major challenge is the undervaluation of the relevance, expertise and efficiency of waste sorting and processing by informal waste pickers and non-profit organizations. These practices should be recognized as a symbiosis of the urban with the industrial metabolism. This way, the epistemic basis for the eco-industrial development (EID) framework can be layed to make it capable to empower them rather than further displace the people involved. In this way, urban EID could become a useful strategy to channel different scientific disciplines, knowledge and actors, knowledge and actors towards sustainable development.
Fil: Tröger, Danny. University of Kassel; Alemania
Fil: Becerra Araneda, Abraham Alexis. Universidad Nacional de San Martin. Instituto de Arquitectura y Urbanismo; Argentina
Fil: Busnelli, Roberto. Universidad Nacional de San Martin. Instituto de Arquitectura y Urbanismo; Argentina
Fil: Yajnes, Marta Edith. Universidad Nacional de San Martin. Instituto de Arquitectura y Urbanismo; Argentina
Fil: Williams, Fernando. Universidad Nacional de San Martin. Instituto de Arquitectura y Urbanismo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Braun, Andreas Christian. University of Kassel; Alemania
description Industrial ecology (IE) is discussed as a suitable approach to resolve three widespread socio-ecological problems in the so-called global south: waste accumulation, unemployment, and lack of adequate housing. As the IE framework was developed mainly in the global north, its applicability in the global south is uncertain. The issue is discussed along the use of municipal waste as building materials as a concrete application of circular economy (CE) and IE principles, which could contribute to the alleviation of the aforementioned social-ecological problems. The study focuses on San Martin, a district in the Buenos Aires metropolitan areawhich suffers from these problems dispite its industrial capacities. A SWOT analysis that includes all PESTLE dimensions was applied to identify risks for the success of an IE-based strategy, including the main actors and stakeholders of local waste management. Key issues include the informality and low agency of non-profit organizations, fluctuations in the national economy, inefficiencies in waste collection and recovery, and a lack of awareness and policies on waste separation. One major challenge is the undervaluation of the relevance, expertise and efficiency of waste sorting and processing by informal waste pickers and non-profit organizations. These practices should be recognized as a symbiosis of the urban with the industrial metabolism. This way, the epistemic basis for the eco-industrial development (EID) framework can be layed to make it capable to empower them rather than further displace the people involved. In this way, urban EID could become a useful strategy to channel different scientific disciplines, knowledge and actors, knowledge and actors towards sustainable development.
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