Godfrey, Linda KOelofse, Suzanna HH2009-02-042009-02-042008-09Godfrey, L.K. and Oelofse, S. Systems approach to waste governance: unpacking the challenges facing local government. Waste 2008 Conference: Waste and Resource Management – a Shared Responsibility. Stratford-on-Avon, 16-17 September 2008, pp 10http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2970Proceedings Waste 2008: Waste and Resource Management – a Shared Responsibility Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, 16-17 September 2008. Copyright: 2008 Golder Associates (UK) Ltd, managing organisation for Waste 2008Understanding the waste service delivery challenges facing municipalities and unravelling their inter-relationships can be a daunting challenge. Municipalities in South Africa are known to face challenges such as insufficient budget, capacity and equipment. A systems approach is shown here to be a useful tool to unpacking these challenges and highlighting their interconnectivity. The research identified four broad challenges to waste service delivery at the municipal level, including financial management; equipment management; labour management; and institutional behaviour. This is manifest within municipalities as ineffective utilisation of municipal resources (financial, equipment, capacity); non-compliance with environmental legislation; no or poor levels of service delivery; and potential environmental and human health impacts. However, these broad challenges were found to contain further primary, secondary, etc. root causes, both internal and external to the municipality. This analysis allowed for targeted intervention by municipalities, in support of sustainable and compliant waste service deliveryenWaste governanceWaste disposalMunicipalitiesConference PresentationGodfrey, L. K., & Oelofse, S. H. (2008). Systems approach to waste governance: unpacking the challenges facing local government. Golder Associates (UK) Ltd. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2970Godfrey, Linda K, and Suzanna HH Oelofse. "Systems approach to waste governance: unpacking the challenges facing local government." (2008): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2970Godfrey LK, Oelofse SH, Systems approach to waste governance: unpacking the challenges facing local government; Golder Associates (UK) Ltd; 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2970 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Godfrey, Linda K AU - Oelofse, Suzanna HH AB - Understanding the waste service delivery challenges facing municipalities and unravelling their inter-relationships can be a daunting challenge. Municipalities in South Africa are known to face challenges such as insufficient budget, capacity and equipment. A systems approach is shown here to be a useful tool to unpacking these challenges and highlighting their interconnectivity. The research identified four broad challenges to waste service delivery at the municipal level, including financial management; equipment management; labour management; and institutional behaviour. This is manifest within municipalities as ineffective utilisation of municipal resources (financial, equipment, capacity); non-compliance with environmental legislation; no or poor levels of service delivery; and potential environmental and human health impacts. However, these broad challenges were found to contain further primary, secondary, etc. root causes, both internal and external to the municipality. This analysis allowed for targeted intervention by municipalities, in support of sustainable and compliant waste service delivery DA - 2008-09 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Waste governance KW - Waste disposal KW - Municipalities LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2008 T1 - Systems approach to waste governance: unpacking the challenges facing local government TI - Systems approach to waste governance: unpacking the challenges facing local government UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2970 ER -