Improving the efficiency and reducing the negative impacts of a civic amenity site in an area of high socio-economic deprivation: a case study
Improving the efficiency and reducing the negative impacts of a civic amenity site in an area of high socio-economic deprivation: a case study
It has been progressively recognised that civic amenity (CA) sites have an important role to play in increasing recycling levels. However, very few studies have focused on improving the operations of CA sites in areas of relatively high socio-economic deprivation. This study, carried out during 2007 in Plymouth in the south-west of England, involved the refurbishment of an urban CA site with multiple operational problems that is situated in a neighbourhood blighted by high crime and high levels of social and economic deprivation. This paper reports on the refurbishment project and evaluates its success, focusing on operational efficiency, trade abuse and other misuse, access to the site and facilities, quality of the local environment. The study has clearly shown how a carefully planned refurbishment project can significantly improve the impacts of a civic amenity site in an area of high socio-economic derivation, with key outcomes including a reduction in waste arisings and enviro-crime; significant improvements in recycling rates, aesthetic impacts, access, health & safety; and an affirmation that a dynamic, flexible, integrated and multi-faceted approach is necessary in complex refurbishment projects of this nature.
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Harrington, Shirley
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Williams, I.D.
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October 2011
Harrington, Shirley
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Williams, I.D.
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Harrington, Shirley and Williams, I.D.
(2011)
Improving the efficiency and reducing the negative impacts of a civic amenity site in an area of high socio-economic deprivation: a case study.
In Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium. S. Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, October 3/7.
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It has been progressively recognised that civic amenity (CA) sites have an important role to play in increasing recycling levels. However, very few studies have focused on improving the operations of CA sites in areas of relatively high socio-economic deprivation. This study, carried out during 2007 in Plymouth in the south-west of England, involved the refurbishment of an urban CA site with multiple operational problems that is situated in a neighbourhood blighted by high crime and high levels of social and economic deprivation. This paper reports on the refurbishment project and evaluates its success, focusing on operational efficiency, trade abuse and other misuse, access to the site and facilities, quality of the local environment. The study has clearly shown how a carefully planned refurbishment project can significantly improve the impacts of a civic amenity site in an area of high socio-economic derivation, with key outcomes including a reduction in waste arisings and enviro-crime; significant improvements in recycling rates, aesthetic impacts, access, health & safety; and an affirmation that a dynamic, flexible, integrated and multi-faceted approach is necessary in complex refurbishment projects of this nature.
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Published date: October 2011
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Thirteenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, Sardinia, Italy, 2011-10-03 - 2011-10-07
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Centre for Environmental Science
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