ANALYSIS OF THE DETERMINANTS OF PARTICIPATION OF STAKEHOLDERS IN SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN ZARIA, NIGERIA
ANALYSIS OF THE DETERMINANTS OF PARTICIPATION OF STAKEHOLDERS IN SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN ZARIA, NIGERIA
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2011-06
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UKOJE, JOY EDE (MRS)
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Abstract
This study analyses the participation of stakeholders in solid waste management in Zaria. It
considers the framework for participation and character of relationships between
stakeholders. It assesses the outcome of solid waste management by stakeholders through
the basic concept of effectiveness to target user needs. The study utilises the cluster and
random methods of sampling to select the neighbourhoods, households and stakeholder
groups for data collection. The data collected was subjected to descriptive and inferential
statistical analysis. The result reveals a lack of recognition and cooperation with non-public
institution stakeholders in the solid waste management framework in Zaria. There are
inadequate collection and disposal of solid waste by the stakeholders. At the household
level, solid waste management is haphazardly undertaken as waste storage and disposal do
not conform to the requirement for effectiveness. Significant differences were found in
accessibility, rate of collection, frequency of solid waste collection and level of safe
disposal while secondary waste collection coverage by stakeholders does not show a
significant difference. The stakeholders’ secondary collection coverage was effective as 87
percent of stakeholders have an extensive coverage of the households. Most of the variables
of the performance are dependent on technical, user and management characteristics. The
key explanations for the performance of stakeholders are linked to the institutional
framework, legal, technical and socio-cultural factors. The factors range from non
recognition of the roles of other stakeholders, a limited legal framework that emphasises
environmental sanitation rather than a sustainable solid waste management, grossly
inadequate infrastructure, a rather limited scope for cooperation among the stakeholders.
The study recommends that all the stakeholders should be recognized as important
components of solid waste management and so are included in the institutional framework.
Also, for increased participation from the public and communities policy recommendations
were made to focus on the determinants with strong impacts on performance.
Key Words:
Stakeholders Participation, Performance, Framework, Solid Waste
Management, Practices, Institutional set-up, Determinants, Local government council,
Zaria Urban Area.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF
POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
AWARD OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN URBAN AND
REGIONAL PLANNING
DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING,
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA – NIGERIA
JUNE 2011
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DECLARATION
Keywords
ANALYSIS,, DETERMINANTS,, PARTICIPATION,, STAKEHOLDERS,, SOLID,, WASTE,, MANAGEMENT,, ZARIA,, NIGERIA