scholarly journals ‘BAD’ TRASH: PROBLEMATISING WASTE IN BLANTYRE, MALAWI

Detritus ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 187-200
Author(s):  
Marc Kalina ◽  
Elizabeth Tilley
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
No Value ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Global South ◽  
The West ◽  
Dump Site ◽  
Ethnographic Fieldwork ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
The People

‘Waste’ is everywhere, a common aspect of daily life in both the West and the Global South. However, the ways in which we as individuals understand it as a problem is far from universal. It does not exist independently from the people it affects, rather, waste, as a problem, is continually made and remade through human practice. The purpose of this article is to explore how and why certain ‘waste’ items are and become understood as problems. We adopt Foucault’s (1984) notion of ‘problematisa-tion’, as an analytical lens for conceptualising processes of problem formation through the eyes of two different groups working within and on the margins of Mzedi Dump Site in Blantyre, Malawi: subsistence maize growers and informal waste pickers. Drawing on extensive qualitative and ethnographic fieldwork, our findings suggests that for those working at Mzedi, waste problematisations are shaped by the tangible: the visible, and often painful impacts that Mzedi’s hazards have on their lives and livelihoods. However, the ultimate problematisation of waste lies in its utility, i.e. ‘good’ waste, is internalised based on its value. ‘Bad’ trash however, is problematised because it has no value, and is therefore considered useless, a problem taking up time and space that could be utilised more profit-ably. Understanding these processes of problem formation, and the degree to which waste problematisations are personal and/or socially constructed, has important ramifications for the adoption of appropriate waste management strategies and should inform a more nuanced and inclusive waste management studies discourse.

Are the BRICS a Viable Alternative to the West? A Succinct Analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 61-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Calderón-Zaks
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Global South ◽  
Viable Alternative ◽  
The West ◽  
The People

Abstract In this article I briefly examine the perceived role of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—also known as the BRICS—as an alternative to the West in the Global South. Their patterns of development must be placed in the context of the West’s development prior to and during the twentieth century. In fact, the burden of “development” remains on the shoulders of the people on the peripheries of the Americas and Africa.

scholarly journals PENGELOLAAN SAMPAH BERBASIS MASYARAKAT MENJADI PRODUK BERNILAI EKONOMI (STUDI DI GAMPONG NUSA KECAMATAN LHOKNGA KABUPATEN ACEH BESAR)

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Mahlil Mahlil ◽  
Mirja Mustaqim ◽  
Fatimah Fatimah ◽  
Muhammad Furqan
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Waste Products ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
The People ◽  
Initial Objective

Abstract: Community-based waste management is a large program that focuses on reducing plastic waste by turning it into goods of economic value. Within the program, there are several sub-programs that have produced derivative activities that have been shown to have a real impact on people's lives. Community-based waste management in Gampong (Desa) Nusa has also been around since 2006, the initial objective was to eliminate the existing waste during the tsunami disaster, but over time the waste management in Gampong Nusa made the community feel good impacts that had economic value, so that the products -products created by the people of Gampong Nusa have been sold to various groups. The purpose of this study was to determine the environmental conditions of Gampong Nusa, and waste management with economic value in Gampong Nusa. This type of research is field research (field research) with a qualitative approach. The data collection techniques used were observation, interview and documentation, then the research results were analyzed descriptively. The results showed that community-based waste management into an economic value product is to turn Gampong Nusa into an environmentally friendly village, making the results of waste management into products of economic value. Community-based waste management strategies become products of economic value, namely by providing understanding and practice directly with the community, so that the results are clear and the processed waste products can be used directly by the community.Keywords: Waste Management; Society; Economy.Abstrak: Pengelolaan sampah berbasis masyarakat adalah program besar yang berfokus pada upaya pengurangan timbunan sampah plastik dengan mengubahnya menjadi barang bernilai ekonomis. Di dalam program tersebut terdapat beberapa subprogram yang telah menghasilkan aktivitas turunan yang terbukti mampu memberikan dampak nyata bagi kehidupan masyarakat. Pengelolaan sampah berbasis masyarakat di Gampong (Desa) Nusa juga sudah ada sejak tahun 2006, tujuan awalnya untuk menghilangkan sampah-sampah yang ada ketika bencana tsunami, namun seiring berjalannya waktu pengelolaan sampah di Gampong Nusa membuat masyarakat merasakan dampak baik yang bernilai ekonomi, sehingga produk-produk yang dikreasikan oleh masyarakat Gampong Nusa sudah terjual ke berbagai kalangan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui keadaan lingkungan Gampong Nusa, dan pengelolaan sampah bernilai ekonomi di Gampong Nusa. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian lapangan (field research) dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi, selanjutnya hasil penelitian dianalisis secara deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengelolaan sampah berbasis masyarakat menjadi produk bernilai ekonomi adalah menjadikan Gampong Nusa menjadi gampong yang ramah lingkungan, menjadikan hasil pengelolaan sampah menjadi produk bernilai ekonomi. Strategi pengelolaan sampah berbasis masyarakat menjadi produk bernilai ekonomi yaitu dengan cara memberikan pemahaman dan mempraktikkan secara langsung bersama masyarakat, sehingga hasilnya terlihat jelas dan produk olahan sampah tersebut dapat dimanfaatkan secara langsung oleh masyarakat. Faktor hambatan dalam melakukan pengelolaan sampah di Gampong Nusa yaitu ketika pemerintah tidak turun tangan dalam membantu mensejahterakan masyarakat dalam hal bimbingan maupun bantuan fisik sehingga masyarakat bergerak sendiri untuk mensejahterakan gampong.Kata Kunci: Pengelolaan Sampah; Masyarakat; Ekonomi.

scholarly journals A National Legacy of Enslavement: An Overview of the Work of the Slavery, History, Memory, and Reconciliation Project

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-107
Author(s):  
Kelly L. Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
The United States ◽  
Society Of Jesus ◽  
The West ◽  
Early Nineteenth Century ◽  
The People ◽  
Reconciliation Project ◽  
Shed Light

Abstract As the Jesuit mission in the United States expanded to the west in the early nineteenth century, the Society bought, owned, hired, sold, and forcibly moved enslaved people to support their activities. Enslaved people lived and labored at Jesuit schools, scholasticates, churches, and farms in Missouri, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Kansas. Aspects of their lives, including names and family relationships, can be gleaned from Jesuit and other archival materials. These records show what daily life was like for enslaved people owned by the Jesuits as they built communities, sought to protect their families, and resisted their enslavement. They negotiated with the Jesuits to be allowed to purchase their freedom; sued the Jesuits for their freedom in court; and ran away. Undertaken by the Jesuits of Canada and the United States, the Slavery, History, Memory, and Reconciliation Project endeavors to shed light on this history and its contemporary legacies while working with descendants of the people the Society of Jesus held in slavery to determine steps forward today.

DAMPAK PENGELOLAAN SAMPAH PADA KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT DI TPA

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilda Emilda
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Water Storage ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
The People ◽  
Clean Environment ◽  
The Impact

The limitations of waste management in the Cipayung Landfill (TPA) causing a buildup of garbage up to more than 30 meters. This condition has a health impact on people in Cipayung Village. This study aims to analyze the impact of waste management at Cipayung Landfill on public health in Cipayung Village, Depok City. The research is descriptive qualitative. Data obtained by purposive sampling. Data was collected by interviews, observation and documentation. Based on interviews with 30 respondents, it was found that the most common diseases were diarrhea, then other types of stomach ailments, subsequent itching on the skin and coughing. This is presumably because the environmental conditions in the form of unhealthy air and water and clean and healthy living behaviors (PHBS) have not become the habit of the people. The results indicated that there were no respondents who had implemented all of these criteria. In general respondents have implemented  3 criteria, namely maintaining hair hygiene, maintaining skin cleanliness, and maintaining hand hygiene. While maintaining clean water storage is the most often overlooked behavior. To minimize this health impact, improvements in waste management in Cipayung landfill are needed along with continuous socialization and education to develop PHBS habits and the importance of maintaining a clean environment.

Growing Coconut Palms in the Pacific Islands: Colliding Knowledge and Values

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith A. Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Social Values ◽  
Coconut Oil ◽  
Tropical Pacific ◽  
Experiential Knowledge ◽  
The West ◽  
Passive Resistance ◽  
The People ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Tropical Pacific

Coconuts provided commodities for the West in the form of coconut oil and copra. Once colonial governments established control of the tropical Pacific Islands, they needed revenue so urged European settlers to establish coconut plantations. For some decades most copra came from Indigenous growers. Administrations constantly urged the people to thin old groves and plant new ones like plantations, in grid patterns, regularly spaced and weeded. Local growers were instructed to collect all fallen coconuts for copra from their groves. For half a century, the administrations’ requirements met with Indigenous passive resistance. This paper examines the underlying reasons for this, elucidating Indigenous ecological and social values, based on experiential knowledge, knowledge that clashed with Western scientific values.

GEODIVERSIDADE E A PRÁTICA DE CAMPOS (ROTEIROS ESCOLARES) NO LITORAL COMO SUBSÍDIOS AO ENSINO DE GEOGRAFIA (FÍSICA)

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 1006-1018
Author(s):  
Ana Alexandre Santos Rodrigues ◽  
Francisco Asis Aquino Bezerra Filho ◽  
Jáder Onofre de Morais ◽  
Lidrana De Souza Pinheiro
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Coastal Plain ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Classical Literature ◽  
The West ◽  
Field Practice ◽  
Teachers And Students

As práticas de campo proporcionam aos discentes uma proximidade com o cotidiano. A metodologia proposta no estudo sugere uma divulgação simplificada do conhecimento cientifico da Planície Litorânea de Almofala, propondo rotas de acesso didáticas para práticas de campo que auxiliem os professores das escolas de Itarema. Para a complementação teórica foram considerados como base os inventários da Geodiversidade cientifica do litoral oeste do estado do Ceará, realizados no âmbito do projeto PRONEX. Isso foi feito por pesquisadores de várias Instituições de Ensino Superior do Ceará, e a literatura clássica local. Enquanto resultados discutidos, considerou-se que estes roteiros de práticas de campo podem ser estabelecidos e decididos em conjunto, entre professores e alunos. Tendo como base o mapa interpretativo dos roteiros, com intuito de realizar o reconhecimento e entendimento da dinâmica costeira.Palavras-chave: Educação; Geodiversidade; Planície Litorânea. ABSTRACTField practices provide students with a closeness to daily life. The methodology proposed in the study suggests a simplified dissemination of scientific knowledge of the Almofala Coastal Plain, proposing didactic access routes for field practices that help teachers of Itarema schools. For theoretical complementation, the inventories of the scientific geodiversity of the west coast of the state of Ceará, carried out under the PRONEX project were considered. It was done by researchers from various Higher Education Institutions in Ceará, and its local classical literature. As results discussed, it was considered that these field practice roadmaps can be jointly established and decided between teachers and students. Based on the interpretative map of the roadmaps, in order to recognize and understand the coastal dynamics.Keywords: Education; Geodiversity; Coastal plain. RESUMENLas prácticas de campo ofrecen a los estudiantes una cercanía a la vida diaria. La metodología propuesta en el estudio sugiere una divulgación simplificada del conocimiento científico sobre la llanura costera de Almofala, proponiendo rutas de acceso didáctico para prácticas de campo que ayudan a los docentes de las escuelas de Itarema. Para la complementación teórica fueron considerados como información base los inventarios de la geodiversidad científica de la costa oeste del estado de Ceará, realizados en el ámbito del proyecto PRONEX. Fue realizado por investigadores de varias instituciones de educación superior en Ceará, y la literatura clásica local. En cuanto a los resultados discutidos, se consideró que estas hojas de ruta de prácticas de campo pueden ser establecidas y escogidas conjuntamente entre docentes y estudiantes, con base en el mapa interpretativo de ruta, con el fin de reconocer y comprender la dinámica costera de esta región.Palabras clave: Educación; Geodiversidad; Llanura costera.

Indian Influences on Balinese Culture : The Role of Hinduism and Buddhism in Present Day Bali

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
I Ketut Ardhana ◽  
I Nyoman Wijaya
Keyword(s):  
Daily Life ◽  
Indian Culture ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The People

Indian culture has dominantly influenced the Indonesian people, particularly in the western part of the archipelago. This, which started centuries ago, can still be seen in the peoples’ daily lives in social, cultural, economic and political matters. Both the Hindu and Buddhist lessons have been practiced in Bali, although it is argued that the Buddhist lessons had been developed earlier than the Hindu ones. These developments have strongly characterized Balinese daily life, so, it is very important to understand how the people anticipate and solve some crucial issues regarding the processes of modernization and globalization. There are some important questions that need to be addressed on the Indian influences in strengthening the Balinese culture from the earlier periods until the modern and even postmodern times. In this case, the specific questions are: Firstly, how did the Balinese accept these two lessons in their daily lives in the context of Balinization processes? Secondly, what kinds of tangible and intangible cultures of the Hindu and Buddhist lessons can be seen in the present day Bali? Thirdly, how do they strengthen the Bali identity or Balinization,  known as “Ajeg Bali”? Through this analysis, it is expected to have a better understanding of the issues of social, cultural, economic and political changes in Indonesia in general and Bali in particular in modern and postmodern times.

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