Open AccessUrban Solid Waste Management in Karachi, Pakistan
Author(s) -
Hajra Mahmood,
Muhammad Moiz Khan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of economic and environment geology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2223-957X
DOI - 10.46660/ojs.v10i1.221
Subject(s) - megacity , metropolitan area , business , government (linguistics) , general partnership , independence (probability theory) , public–private partnership , municipal solid waste , beijing , solid waste management , population , economic growth , local government , capital (architecture) , capital city , finance , economics , geography , engineering , economy , waste management , china , environmental health , mathematics , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , statistics , archaeology , economic geography
Karachi is the largest metropolitan city of Pakistan with a population of 207,774,520 (Statistics, 2017).Ironically, a megacity of a developing state has its drawbacks and discrepancies in solid waste mechanism being one ofthem. Karachi has always been the center of businesses and government offices since independence, first as capital ofPakistan and later as a provincial capital. This study evaluates the importance of solid waste management for an urbancity such as Karachi, and the steps which have been taken by the successive governments to fulfill the demands of thisgrowing megapolis since independence. In this study, models of solid waste management adopted by different citieswill be analyzed and a suitable model for Karachi will be proposed. Needless to say, Karachi has the potential tobecome an eco-friendly city by adopting the public private partnership. In short, the civil society’s role is of paramountimportance.