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Topics

Researchers and practitioners from a variety of disciplines will share ideas to provide a comprehensive view of waste management, from attitudes and perceptions to the application of market theory and international trade in waste products. Other issues to be discussed, may include:

* What influences consumer decisions and how can sustainable consumption be made ‘normal’?
* How will an energy crisis affect waste management?
* What are the environmental ethics related to the urban environment?
* How can communities be mobilized to adopt new waste systems and practices?
* Are traditional marketing principles transferable to the marketing of sustainable waste practices?
* How is rapid urbanization in developing countries affecting the need for waste management and wastewater treatment systems?
* What are the social and ecological implications of urbanization and associated waste issues?