Urban solid waste management (USWM) problems facing cities in the developed and developing workd are well documented; however, progress in tackling them is very slow in the latter. There are still many communities, neighbourhoods, and local markets where garbage is not collected for a considerable length of time. Many of the affected houses are situated in poor neighbourhoos on the edges and core areas of cities. This book seeks to place the concept of social capital in the practice of urban solid waste management, especially at the community level as well as on a wider philosophical and...